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First World War: The Tragic Moment a Man Was Ordered To Kill His Best Friend

Ian Harvey
First World War

Private Jimmy Smith joined the British army to fight and protect his country. But after fighting gallantly at Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and the Battle…

British Spy Manual Reveals Secret WWII Tactics

Ian Harvey
spy manual

The notion of a spy manual which details covert tactics such as concealing bombs inside of dead rodents may sound to some people like something…

Second World War: How Channel Islanders Committed Treason

Ian Harvey

Mr Peter Tombs, who was a former British intelligence officer caused outrage in the Channel Islands when he mentioned on a local British television program…

First World War’s The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Makes Its Screen Debut

Ian Harvey
First World War

One hundred years ago, Britain experienced its first naval defeat after more than a century of flaunting its supremacy. The British and German navies were…

Edward Bowen: The Man Who Helped Britain Win Several Battles during the Second World War

Ian Harvey
Second World War

To many, the name Edward George Bowen popularly known as “Taffy” does not ring a bell. But this modest scientist was one of the most…

Medical Records Reveal Common WWI Ailments

Ian Harvey
medical records

A new batch of medical records have been released from the First World War that show the numerous dangers facing British soldiers aside from gunfire…

The Second World War and How Russia and Germany divided Poland

Ian Harvey
Second World War

The Second World War started in the fall of 1939 when Nazi Germany attacked Poland. The events that took place before World War Two came…

Beambender Opens Information Point at Secret Base

Ian Harvey
secret base

A secret base near Coalville has recently been converted to an information point by one of the men who helped the Royal Air Force deter…

Memories left behind

Korean War

Korean War service earns Missouri veteran a Purple Heart medal By Jeremy P. Ämick In 1953, David Rackers was on a boat passing under the…

Irish College Honors French Resistance Fighters

Ian Harvey
French Resistance

Irish College in Paris has recently held a ceremony for men and women of Irish descent who fought for the French Resistance during the Second…

Was Napoleon Bonaparte Defeated by Cartography?

Ian Harvey
Napoleon Bonaparte

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo is one of the most famous military defeats of all time. Many use it as something of a…

Tank Medium, Mark II* (E1949.330)

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The main British tank from 1923 until 1935 In 1923 Vickers Ltd. of Sheffield and Newcastle, started to manufacture tanks for the British Army. They…