1914: Outbreak of World War One 95 Years On
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At the beginning of the twentieth century the then civilised world had everything to look forward to: the industrialisation of the previous hundred...
View full detailsAt the beginning of the twentieth century the then civilised world had everything to look forward to: the industrialisation of the previous hundred...
View full detailsThe First World War came to an end at 11.00am on the 11th of November, 1918 after four long years of fierce battles under the horrific conditions. ...
View full detailsAt the end of 1944, the Nazi army was retreating on both fronts, but not yet defeated. In the east, the Soviets were pushing the Germans westward, ...
View full detailsWith a predictable regularity the film Battle of Britain appears annually, on cue, in the TV schedules for late summer. It's Showing serves as an a...
View full details1940 was a grim year for Britain. The war looked hopeless; France had fallen to the Nazis. and there were widespread fears of a German invasion of ...
View full detailsCrime has always exerted a fascination over us and it continues to do so: witness the often lurid headlines which can be found in every newspaper, ...
View full detailsThe story of the struggle for Normandy is an appalling one; the battle was, in Erwin Rommel's words, "one terrible blood-letting". The operation wh...
View full detailsAt the beginning of the twentieth century the then civilised world had everything to look forward to: the industrialisation of the previous hundred...
View full detailsThis Year sees the ninetieth anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force. It was funded during the First World War by the amalgamation of t...
View full detailsThe SAS burst onto the stage of public awareness in highly dramatic style. Thirty years ago families returning home after a day's outing on Bank Ho...
View full detailsAn Army, 15,000 strong, reached the river barrier only to discover that the bridge had been broken. Engineers bridged the gap and an advanced force...
View full detailsOn the 1st of September, 1939 the world changed forever as Adolf Hitler launched his invasion of Poland and the second World War began. Britain and...
View full detailsChristmas has, by definition, been with us for two millennia. It has not, though, always been the kind of festival we know today. Rather, it has ha...
View full detailsIn two bold forays the Japanese successfully emasculated Allied Naval Power in the Eastern hemisphere. In the attack on Pearl Harbor four battleshi...
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