Last week I wrote on how it was the 100th anniversary of the death of my Great Grandfather in Iraq in WW1. In fact just last night I found a bookmark from my Great Grandmother who must have had it made long ago to remember her husband. So much of the history of The Great… Continue reading WW1 Iraq & The Desert Campaigns
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War In Syria, Peace In The Middle-East
This week the U.K. voted to go to war against the terrorists in Syria. It doesn’t seem to be a popular cause in the U.K. or perhaps it is simply that its opponents are more vocal as it is hard to admit support for a war. Of course there is no easy solution and none… Continue reading War In Syria, Peace In The Middle-East
Building walls instead of knocking them down!
When I was leaving school we were all used to the idea that divisions between people were coming down. In the autumn of 1989 when I was 15 and readying for my end of school exams the Berlin Wall came down and within a matter of weeks the nations of eastern Europe finally became free.… Continue reading Building walls instead of knocking them down!
Stephen Liddell 