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\u2018The Fish Feud!\u2019 - as the tabloids originally termed the standoff between Britain and Iceland over fishing rights - had escalated into a fully-fledged \u2018Cod War\u2019 by 21st September, 1958, when the destroyer H.M.S. Diana requested medical assistance for a Marine suffering appendicitis.\nThe dispute arose when Iceland had unilaterally extended its fishing zone from 4 to 12 nautical miles. For centuries prior to this, boundaries were calculated via the \u2018canon shot rule\u2019 - i.e. the distance a canon could be fired from the shore.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Iceland was having a jingoistic moment; reveal how the Soviets intervened to disrupt Britain\u2019s defense strategy; and explain how the humble battered sausage came to the rescue for the UK\u2019s chip shops\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Iceland v Britain: the cod wars begin\u2019 (The Guardian, 1958):\xa0\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/from-the-archive-blog/2018/sep/07/first-cod-war-iceland-britain-fish-1958\n\u2022 \u2018How Iceland Beat the British in the Four Cod Wars\u2019 (Atlas Obscura, 2018):\xa0https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-were-cod-wars\n\u2022 \u2018Storyville: Cod Wars\u2019 (BBC, 2002):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsOytZMRXo0\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#50s #Politics #UK #Russia #Iceland\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices