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Tag Archives: WW1
London’s Biggest Explosion. Silvertown 1917
Tomorrow will see the 105th anniversary of the biggest explosion that London has ever seen and considering all of the industry, terrorism and world wars then that is saying something. However as is often the way with these things, to … Continue reading
Posted in history, London, WW1
Tagged Disasters, East End, Explosion, Lest We Forget, Silvertown explosion 1917, WW1
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A swan-song moment of glory for Tilbury Fortress
I thought I would finish my little run of Tilbury Fort related posts but recalling its last great moments and some might say greatest of all, the night it shot down a Zeppelin in WW1. The Zeppelin was invented by … Continue reading
Posted in history, London, writing, WW1
Tagged L15, Lest We Forget, River Thames, Tilbury Fort, WW1, Zeppelin
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My WW1 history book ‘Lest We Forget’ is currently available free on Kindle by the Publishers
I know it’s quite a common thing for some writer to make their books available free or heavily discounted for a short period of time. It’s never something I’ve agreed with or indeed done. Whilst checking on some on something … Continue reading
Visiting WW1 trenches in the heart of England
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
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Travel, WW1
Tagged Berkhamsted, Devils Own, hertfordshire, Inns of Court Oficers Training Corps, Lest We Forget, Trenches, WW1
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A 1915 piece of fake news… with good intentions
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
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged Blyth, Fake News, Lest We Forget, Newcastle, Northumberland, Propaganda, war, WW1, Zeppelin
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The 9 times Britain has left Europe and why the cycle will happen again.
Much of the world and indeed the country is looking on at ever ongoing Brexit situation. What many don’t realise is that Britain has always had a love-hate relationship with Europe and it’s largely due to geography and history. Around … Continue reading
The Armistice – The end of The Great War, WW1.
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
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged 11th November, Armistice, First World War, In The Footsteps of Heroes, Lest We Forget, Poppy, World War 1, WW1
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Flora Sandes, the only British woman to fight in WW1
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
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged First World War, Flora Sandes, Lest We Forget, Serbia, The Great War, Women in WW1, WW1
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There but not there
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
Posted in history, Life, Religion and Faith, WW1
Tagged Art, Arundel, Cathedrals, church, Lest We Forget, Remembrance, There But Not There, WW1
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