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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Colmar
A commemoration ceremony was held to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Colmar at Colmar, France, Feb. 1-2, 2025.
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Walk through World War history to raise money for soldiers and their families
Registrations have opened for the highly anticipated Frontline Walks. These exclusive charity walking events offer a unique ...
Otto Dix: The painter who captured the true hell of war
Elbufer in Dresden, placed side-by-side with any of Dix’s iconic war paintings of mangled bodies, is a jarring and stark contrast that one can’t look away from, perfectly illustrating the ravages of ...
The True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ And The Battle Of Mogadishu
Following his award-winning film "Black Hawk Down," Ridley Scott’s new Netflix docuseries revisits the Battle of Mogadishu with firsthand accounts from those who lived it. Here’s what happened.
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The Battle of Adrianople (378 CE), an unmitigated disaster for the Roman Empire
Emperor Valens, eager to secure a swift victory in the Battle of Adrianople, underestimated the strength and tactics of the ...
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The backbone
John Norris looks at a mainstay of the British Army in WWI; the 18-Pounder field gun ...
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80 Years Later: 1st Cavalry Division returns to the Philippines to commemorate the Battle of Manila
Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry ...
Meet The Most Legendary War Horse Of WWI—Here’s How He Became ‘The Horse The Germans Couldn’t Kill’
Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.
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This Tragic European Monarch Was Executed for Treason on Her Cousin’s Orders
Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...
Haunted by the ghosts of Gallipoli, I went to my own war in Helmand
As a young British Army officer heading for Afghanistan, Barney Campbell visited the Dardanelles, scene of one of the First ...
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Birdsong – Theatre Royal Brighton | Review
In addition, Dominic Bilkey’s sound is first-rate, the various noises of war, as well as birdsong, being exceedingly ...
Harrowing account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by pilot who was shot in the BUTTOCK is unearthed with dozens of unseen pictures
Lieutenant Edward Packe flew over the Western Front battlefield in a two-seater BE2c biplane at 7.30am on July 1, 1916. He was shot in the buttocks by a German fighter at 2,000ft.