On the 25th of April, Australians and New Zealanders pause to remember all their countrymen who died in the world wars. The reason Anzac Day is observed on the 25th of April is because it was the date of the landings at ANZAC Cove during the Gallipoli Campaign. On that day in 1915, around two… Read More »Anzac Day – Eyewitness accounts from the landing at Anzac, Gallipoli
The following blog is written by Ellen Womer, the daughter of Jack Womer, whose memoir ‘Fighting with the Filthy Thirteen‘ has just been released in paperback. My fascination with my Father began very early, listening to him relate war stories to my family. He would describe what I later would discover to be horrific… Read More »Jack Womer – My Hero, My Dad
The following blog is written by Mark Saliger, the author of The First Bridge Too Far about one of the most significant British airborne battles of World War Two. The book will be released in July to coincide with the battle’s 75th anniversary. Fresh from fighting in the deserts of North Africa, gaining two Battle… Read More »The First Bridge Too Far: The Battle of Primosole Bridge
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was one of the most famous army chaplains of the First World War, and his wartime experiences shaped his ministry and writing in the inter war years. The following edited extract is taken from Seeker After Truths by Linda Parker, a poignant biography of one of the First World War’s greatest chaplains.… Read More »The Chaplain Who Went Over the Top With His Soldiers
Last week China’s National People’s Congress approved to abolish presidential term limits, making it possible for President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely. Western political commentators, almost all unanimously critical of this move, cited this act as a nothing more than a backward leap in democracy and a u-turn on the increasingly liberal society… Read More »Is Xi Jinping now the Emperor of China？
The following edited extract is taken from ‘On Her Majesty’s Nuclear Service‘ by Eric Thompson, and will be published in February. The submarine I was serving in, Oracle, had some severe biological problems. Her heads (toilets) were blocked and seventy desperate men were dealing with corporate constipation. In modern society, we have become disconnected… Read More »The Submariner’s Worst Enemy? Sewage
The below review is written by Tom Bonnington and does not represent the views of Casemate Publishers. Darkest Hour stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and chronicles what he did during the first few weeks of his premiership while the Germans were inflicting heavy defeats in France. The weeks which followed May 10th 1940… Read More »Darkest Hour Review
If you have a large family to cook for at Christmas, take solace that you don’t have to literally feed an army. For U.S. Army cooks in World War One the task of cooking for 60 men each was made simpler with a recipe book provided to them by the War Department. The Manual for… Read More »How to Cook a Christmas Dinner U.S. Army Style
Operation Frantic was a long-range bombing campaign that took place in the latter stages of the Second World War. In order for the plan to work, the planes needed to land in Soviet airfields after their run. It required complete trust between the Western Allies and the Soviets… The aim of Operation Frantic was… Read More »The Second World War Operation which Triggered the Cold War
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