1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis That scary time in 1962 really showed us how close we all came to potential doom. It was peak Cold War paranoia between the…
THE WAR AT SEA
THE WAR AT SEA The North Sea, Adriatic and Mediterranean The Royal Navy (RN) of Britain had ruled the seas…
WAR IN AFRICA
War in Africa
THE WAR AGAINST TURKEY – Ottoman Empire 1914
Ottoman Empire 1914 – MON 21 DEC 1914 –FRI 04 AUG 1916 Ottoman Empire 1914 – Offensive in the Caucasus The Ottoman empire’s (Turkey’s) involvement in November 1914…
THE FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES
BATTLE OF YPRES – TUE 20 OCT 1914 –SUN 22 NOV 1914 The First Battle of Ypres The First Battle…
THE BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
THE BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
THE BATTLE OF MARNE AND THE AISNE
Battle of Marne – SAT 29 AUG 1914 –THU 15 OCT 1914 Pushing back the German Offensive By the end of August, Joffre had decided his force should…
Why Noah’s Ark Will Never Be Found
For over a century, the vessel that the Old Testament describes as having survived the great flood has been sought.…
The Ancient Origins of the Bra
Underwire and fire-resistant bras are just the latest innovations of a garment that for millennia has been part of women’s…
MONS AND THE BATTLE OF LE CATEAU
Battle of Le Cateau –FRI 21 AUG 1914 – WED 26 AUG 1914 First actions of the BEF The Kaiser, in an order of 19 August, referred to…