BELFAST DIARIES – A Gunner in Northern Ireland 1971-74. Review by Mark Barnes
It was only a few books back I was describing the life of a man who was present in a series of pretty much forgotten counter…
Halifax Celebrates Anniversary of Tragic Bomber Crash
There were nine deaths in the tragic crash of a bomber from Halifax that occurred seven decades ago. When the engine of bomber JP137 went…
Mother Shares Military Grave with Her Son
Harriette Raphael first put in her request in 1929. The mother of Lieutenant John Raphael, a soldier who died in 1917 during the First World…
D-Day commemoration highlights include return of WWII C-47 Dakota to Normandy
The flying of a World War II military transport plane used by the United States during the invasion in Normandy will be one of the…
US Navy Hero Who Captured German Submarine U-505 Dies
Wayne Pickels was the name of a sailor who helped to capture a U-boat in 1944. Aboard the German submarine, U-505, Pickels and the crew…
Obama visits Flanders Field to honor American soldiers who died in the Great War
Wesley J. Creech, a private, is among the soldiers buried at the Flanders Field Cemetery. The names of the servicemen who died during the First…
Only One British Survivor from the “Great Escape” Remains
Survivor Dick Churchill was one of several men in 1944 who took part in the event that came to be widely known as the “Great…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 3: The engine continued
The aforementioned fan was the only casualty in the recovery as a blade broke off as we unloaded in my yard. Due to the size…
Flora Sandes: The Only Female in WWI and WWII Frontlines
Daughter of the Suffolk rector, Flora Sandes received the upbringing any middle-class girl would have had in her time – hope for a good husband…
John Baskeyfield VC Primary School Has Been Renamed
The John Baskeyfield VC Primary School has generated recent controversy, following its renaming as Saint Nathaniel’s Academy. Several have shown disapproval of the decision, feeling…
WWI Affected Australia More Than Most Know
Australia and her prime minister, Billy Hughes, were relatively unnoticed by the rest of the world at the outset of WWI. When all was said…
Japanese Prime Minister Abe visits Anne Frank house and says “lessons of history” teach about peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has constantly been the subject of criticism from neighboring Asian countries for his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. However, in…