Tag Archives: war

Rebuilding the Great Library of Mosul

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Libraries are one of the hallmarks of civilisation, the availability of knowledge and ideas has been inherent to our progress as a species for thousands of years. The destruction of such knowledge is also an often repeated and always unforgivable crime … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged books, charity, Iraq, Library, Life, Mosul, Terrorism, war | 4 Comments

My Film With The CWGC For The 100th Anniversary of Reuel Dunn & The Red Baron

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

You might remember that in early February I received an impromptu telephone call which had me driving and crawling around the old Western Front in France to do a video for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who had seen my … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Bloody April, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, First World War, Life, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, Royal Flying Corps, Video, war, WW1 | 8 Comments

A tragic hero, forgotten in his own time but now remembered in ours.

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst out with his metal detector on the muddy foreshore of Thameside, amateur historian and enthusiast Tobias Neto stumbled on a very small but very special piece of history in December 2016. It was a medal, a VC or … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London | Tagged Army, Crimean War, history, John Byrne, John McDermond, Queen Victoria, The Crimea War, Treasure, Victoria Cross, war | 6 Comments

I Am The Army – The Incredible Story of William Brydon

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

There are many great and understated quotes from British history. “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” is known around the world. Which child in the UK at least doesn’t smile at the supposed last words of King George and the famous … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Assistant Surgeon, Great Game, I am the Army, Jalalabad, Kabul, Retreat From Kabul, The Man Who Would Be King, war, William Brydon | 7 Comments

WW1 Iraq & The Desert Campaigns

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged General Allenby, history, Iraq, Israel, Lawrence of Arabia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, war, WW1 | 2 Comments

The longest ongoing conflicts in the world

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It’s that time of year when most websites and blogs do a rather whimsical review of the year with an overly saccharine Christmasy feeling. That may be all well and good for those of us living in something of … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News | Tagged Conflict, Death, Life, Maps, Peace, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, Ukraine, war | 9 Comments

The Last Post

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It is one of the most evocative and moving pieces of music and as with every year, The Last Post will be played all over the world on Remembrance Day but its origins had nothing to do with mourning. The … Continue reading →