The Telegraph reports: Britain’s great wartime leader first went into battle at 22 – against the Taliban’s brutal ancestors – and almost lost his life. An extract from Con Coughlin’s new book recreates the dramatic events. In 1897, British forces launched a bloody campaign against Pashtun tribesmen on the North West Frontier. It was the first time Winston Churchill, a [...]
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER War has sadly become pretty much a constant in our lives with the on-going conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it wasn’t always so as this animated video shows. To help compare and contrast the history of war over the past 1,000 years, a YouTube user has created this incredible animated video which illustrates all the important battles [...]
From Pillblogs.org.uk: The Chattri is an unusual war memorial. Situated on the South Downs, it commemorates Indian soldiers who died in Brighton during WW1 and were cremated at this isolated spot. During WW2 the memorial suffered some damage. Who was responsible for this damage? The monument lies within an area that was requisitioned for training and the supposition has seemingly been that [...]
InnoVent has applied to build 10 turbines on site of the 1915 Battle of Loos Tens of thousands of British soldiers were killed in the offensive The application has angered historians and conservationists InnoVent said it is aware of sensitivity issues and is examining its suitability By BECKY EVANS /Daily Mail A French firm plans to build a wind farm on the [...]
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the creation of an organizing committee in Russia to prepare for the centenary of the beginning of World War I (WWI), one of the deadliest conflicts in world history. 22 million people were killed in WWI that broke out on July 28, 1914 and lasted till November 11, 1918. The Russian army lost [...]
The prototype of the drones now used in Afghanistan was actually conceived in 1916, even if it was a monoplane made of wood and tin The drones now snooping over Afghanistan have a longer history than you might think. In 1916, a military scientist conceived of an “aerial torpedo” designed to be loaded with explosives and steered into the deadly Zeppelins on their bombing [...]
The commemorations for the first world war will involve sombre reflection, proper consideration for the millions who died, and opportunities for a new generation to explore what happened and why. But focusing the world’s attention on a conflict that was supposed to have ended all wars is unlikely to pass off without controversy, as new generations question the decisions that [...]
War is a popular subject for shoot-’em-up video games. Beyond the 3-D animated battlefields, however, lie several engaging multimedia history apps that take interactivity to a different level — and explain why people have answered that call of duty over the years. Released to commemorate the sesquicentennial of America’s bloodiest conflict, THE CIVIL WAR TODAY app for iPad ($2.99) continues its mission of [...]
For nine decades The Cenotaph has played an important part in remembering those British soldiers who have lost their lives in battle. Every year a Remembrance Service is held at the central London monument to commemorate British and Commonwealth servicemen and women who died in the two World Wars and later conflicts But to mark 100 years since the First [...]
WW1 medals found in a bin in Colchester. Photo: ITV Anglia A man from Colchester is hoping to reunite two World War One medals with their rightful owner, after his father discovered them in a bin. 40 years ago the medals were found by Dan Humphries’ father in a house clearance at Wivenhoe in Essex, thrown away as rubbish. He has [...]
Last two living survivors of WWII sinking of HMS Gloucester return to Plymouth for dedication of memorial stoneMay 23, 2013
Obituaries: Major David Taylor, who has died aged 92, won an MC in 1944 at the Normandy bridgehead.May 23, 2013
Bournemouth WWII air raid 70th anniversary memorial to be unveiledMay 23, 2013
Churchill and Stalin made ‘merry’ until early hoursMay 23, 2013
Reluctant hero’ of Warsaw Ghetto uprising dies at 93: Tributes paid to one of final survivors who took on Nazis in 1943May 23, 2013
Hell’s Angels Veteran flys againMay 23, 2013
Huntington State Office Building Will Be Renamed for Rosie the RivetersMay 22, 2013
‘I never knew people could love an old man so much’: WWII vet, 91, ‘saved from daughter’s eviction’ after $138,000 raised onlineMay 22, 2013
Bomber Command veterans boycotting ‘insulting’ awardMay 22, 2013
Countdown to raising the Dornier commencesMay 22, 2013
When wartime appearances were deceiving by designMay 22, 2013
American fighter still hidden under North Wales beachMay 22, 2013
What to Bring to a War: A Packing List for WWII Army NursesMay 22, 2013
Drunkenness, jeep accidents, sexual assault – The Dark Side of LiberationMay 22, 2013
Dame Judi Dench launches £1.5m campaign for maintenance of Bomber Command MemorialMay 22, 2013
Obituaries Brigadier-General Zdenek Skarvada: Spitfire pilot who later underwent forced labourMay 22, 2013
Russia to Scrap World’s Biggest Nuclear SubsMay 22, 2013
Raising a World War II Bomber From the English ChannelMay 22, 2013
New Interactive Timeline and Map Allows You to Explore the History of World War IMay 22, 2013
87 shipwrecks, most from WWII, could leak oil near US, but no ‘ticking time bombs’May 22, 2013