“Shell Shock” Wasn’t Just a Problem for the British Army During the First World War
By Suzie Grogan Millions of men worldwide (and indeed many women too) suffered psychological damage caused by their experiences in the First World War. In Great Britain, the official number of those treated for ‘shell…
Military History in 100 Objects – The Pistol That Killed 20 Million People
#16 – The Gun that Killed 20 Million People Americans may tell you that the so called “shot heard round the world“, as referenced Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn“, was fired at the outset of…
Climate Change Blamed for Loss of 70-Year-Old War Graves
Rising sea levels associated with our changing climate have claimed some unlikely victims – Japan’s war dead. According to a story in the Huffington Post, the graves of 26 Japanese soldiers killed in action…
Checkmate – Which of History’s Kings Died in Battle?
“Prior to the age of muskets, kings and princes often personally lead their armies into battle. Predictably, a number of these fighting monarchs would be struck down in action.” IT WAS 1700 when an alliance of…
The Atlantic Wall – 11 Key Facts About the Nazi Defences at Normandy
“Although one of the most impressive engineering feats of modern times, British, American and Canadian troops breached the seemingly impregnable Nazi defences along a 80-mile stretch of French coastline at Normandy in a single day:…
D-Day Wasn’t History’s Only June 6th Battle
Brace yourselves, history fans. With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Normandy Invasion this Friday, the media is a-buzz with D-Day backgrounders, retrospectives and first-hand accounts from those who were there. Spoiler alert:…
