Category Archives: WW1

Visiting WW1 trenches in the heart of England

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

As someone with a keen interest in WW1 or The Great War, I’ve written before on my visits to the Western Front in France and Belgium. Not many people know that there are still trenches in England and conveniently only … Continue reading →

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A piss-poor history of urine

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

I’m going to try not to use the P word too much in this post, as tempting as it is as that would be taking the Pee but urine has actually had a long history of practical uses especially in … Continue reading →

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A 1915 piece of fake news… with good intentions

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

When German Naval Airship Zeppelin L9 appeared over Blyth on the evening of 14 April 1915, it was only the second time bombs had been dropped on England. Although nobody was killed, it marked the beginning of a series of … Continue reading →

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100 years ago Aviators Alcock and Brown made their pioneering trans-Atlantic flight

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Today, millions of people cross the Atlantic every year thanks to commercial air travel, but it’s easy to forget that it had never been done less than a century ago. Glasgow born Arthur Brown was shot down over Germany during … Continue reading →

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The Armistice – The end of The Great War, WW1.

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

The Great War ended much differently than the never-say- die desperation of the Nazis in WW2. In 1918, there was no likely imminent collapse of Germany though the deprivation and starvation of many in the country was startling. Even though … Continue reading →

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Flora Sandes, the only British woman to fight in WW1

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

As we approach Armistice Day in 2018 and the centenary of the end of WW1, I thought I would write a post or to related to the subject as I have done for the last four years.  Whilst I have … Continue reading →

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There but not there

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Last week whilst in the Sussex town of Arundel, I unexpectedly came across a very moving art installation.  It is something I had heard about a few years ago and fleetingly throughout 2018 but for some reason had not expected … Continue reading →

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Amiens and The Hundred Days Offensive

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

This week marks the centenary of one of the pivotal but less known battle of the Western Front in WW1, Amiens and the more broadly labelled 100 Days Offensive. The Western Front is often categorised as being a static war … Continue reading →

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The lonely Isle of Islay and the doomed American soldiers who died there in 1918 in 2 naval disasters.

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

The Scottish Isle of of Islay is best known these days for its world famous peaty single malt whisky but a century ago, this normally tranquil place which sits on the western coast of the U.K and facing the fierce … Continue reading →

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Manfred Von Richthofen – The Red Baron

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

April 21st 2018 sees the 100 anniversary of the death of one of the most famous names not just in the history of air-combat but aviation generally. The Red Baron was the name given to Manfred von Richthofen, a German … Continue reading →

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