‘The Yanks Are Coming’ – The Issues That Drove America To War in 1917 Still Resonate a Century Later
“The United States entered the war in response to issues that still resonate—terror attacks on passenger travel and clandestine surveillance of and by foreign governments.” By Christopher Kelly ONE HUNDRED YEARS ago this week, President…
Operation Pied Piper — Six Amazing Facts About Britain’s Wartime Evacuees
“In all, more than 3.5 million Britons, about seven per cent of the population, became evacuees during the war.” By Gillian Mawson DURING THE First World War, German Zeppelin and bomber raids on Great Britain…
The Forgotten Jihad – What Sparked a Tribal Revolt Against the British in India’s North-West Frontier?
“Few today remember that conflict, which would become known as the Pathan Rising.” By Mark Simner FOR OVER A decade the word jihad has appeared frequently in print throughout Europe and North America. The reason,…
The Fighting Messmates — The Curious Role of Food in Turkey’s Legendary Janissary Corps
“The corps’ military vocabulary and symbolism drew heavily on that of the kitchen.” By Richard Anderton THOUGH IT WAS Napoleon Bonaparte (or possibly Frederick the Great) who first coined the phrase “an army marches on…
“Mind Shattering” – WW2 Vet Recalls Terrifying Din of Battle (LISTEN)
“That shrill sound is something I’ve never heard duplicated. It’s just mind-shattering.” BATTLEFIELDS are loud places – deafeningly loud. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, hearing damage is by far the most common…
The Reinvention of Valentine Baker – How a Disgraced British Army Officer Salvaged His Career on a Foreign Battlefield
“Baker intended to overcome this shame and humiliation by his achievements on the battlefield.” By Frank Jastrzembski COLONEL VALENTINE BAKER had few options after his release from prison in August 1876. Dishonourably discharged and banished…
