The 1813 Battle of Leipzig is known in Germany as the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlacht). It was greatest fight in European history prior to World War I, with nearly 400,000 Russian, Prussian, Austrian and [more…]
This is a story about one of the rebels against British rule over Ireland and about one incident in that rebellion in the early 20th century. Emmet Dalton was born in the United States in [more…]
Born in 1894, Douglas Rudolf Pobjoy later studied engineering locally at Bristol University. Pobjoy abandoned his studies when the first World War broke out by enlisting in the Army Service Corps and was sent to [more…]
“Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” – Matthew 26:52 The ever wise and credible Remoaners (see below) often ask [more…]
It seems impossible for England to keep its nose out of continental affairs. The historical track record beggars belief, the Black Prince, Henry V, Henry VIII, The War of Spanish Succession, Napoleonic Wars, The Great [more…]
This is a potted history of the time my grandfather spent as an infantryman in WW1. He only wrote it down because my cousin was interested in military history and requested it. Other than that [more…]
Aubrey Smith, a ranker in the London Rifle Brigade, was stationed in Erquennes, a small village near Mons on the night of 10th November. Rumours had been circulating about a possible armistice to be announced [more…]
During a cycling holiday in the Cotswolds earlier this year the organiser told us to look out for something unusual in the church porch in the village of Coln Rogers. This is not a war [more…]
One of the more well known spy stories in the 1920s was the ARCOS affair. ARCOS was the All Russian Co-operative Society and it handled trade between the USSR and the UK. Anything the USSR [more…]
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