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Pokémon Go Craze Invades Museums, Memorials & Cemeteries

Pokémon Go is a certified phenomenon. It is the number one app on both the iPhone App Store and Google Play. In the game, players…

Recreated WW1 trench at Powis Castle

One of the many exhibitions and memorials to commemorate the battle of the Somme can be found at Powis Castle, which is situated near Welshpool…

Federal Judge Dismisses Ridiculous Claim That WWI Memorial Cross Is Offensive

The Christian cross is recognised throughout the world. It has long been used in churches, and as a marker on graves. Go to any one…

A Virtual Battlefield Tour – The Somme From Above

World War One trenches have left scars in the landscape of France and Belgium and they can now be viewed via Google earth and Bing…

Federal Judge Dismisses Ridiculous Claim That WWI Memorial Cross Is Offensive

The Christian cross is recognised throughout the world. It has long been used in churches, and as a marker on graves. Go to any one…

A Virtual Battlefield Tour – The Somme From Above

World War One trenches have left scars in the landscape of France and Belgium and they can now be viewed via Google earth and Bing…

NELSON’S BAND OF BROTHERS – Review by Mark Barnes

NELSON’S BAND OF BROTHERS

Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson possessed a genius for naval warfare and remains a towering figure of his age. His victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and…

5 Of The Best Battle of Britain Memorials & Museums

On the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain there are many events, memorials and museums exhibits taking place across the UK and are a…

The ‘Good War’ Myth of the Second World War

Images Used (From Left): (1) Reading of the Roll of Honour by a Yeoman Warder as part of the WWI centenary commemoration in London between…

Public Offenders Could be Selected to Restore Surrey’s Monuments

Public offenders could be made to help clean up Redhill’s war memorial before the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. The…

Family Stories Attached At Shepway War Memorial To Mark WWI Centenary

Ian Harvey

They spent hundreds of pounds and a huge amount of time, trying to put together the stories of over 1,500 people whose names appear on…

Members of the SAS Honor the Dead with Their Own Traditions

In the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, sits a memorial that reads “Stele SAS” or SAS Memorial. The memorial is secluded from the rest of…