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The Thousand Quiet Tragedies of Commonweath War Graves
The Thousand Quiet Tragedies of Commonweath War Graves
Pictures showing rows of graves at War Cemeteries are commonplace. Only up close do you see the thousand tiny tragedies lurking within.
John Bull
Oct 5, 2018
The Forgotten Prime Minister
The Forgotten Prime Minister
Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. He deserves to be remembered for much more than that.
John Bull
May 11, 2018
Pristina: An Airport Too Far
Pristina: An Airport Too Far
In 1999, an incident at Pristina airport in Kosovo almost brought NATO into open conflict with Russia. This is how Michael Jackson (not…
John Bull
Apr 13, 2018
Walter Tull: From Footballer to Soldier
Walter Tull: From Footballer to Soldier
One hundred years ago today pioneering black footballer and British Army officer Walter Tull died. His story deserves more than a few…
John Bull
Mar 24, 2018
Deeds Not Words: The Women of Endell Street
Deeds Not Words: The Women of Endell Street
One hundred years ago today, a black flag emblazoned with the words “Votes For Women” was raised in the courtyard of Endell Street Military…
John Bull
Feb 6, 2018
Breaking the Zimmermann Telegram
Breaking the Zimmermann Telegram
Just over one hundred years ago, the British carried out one of the most audacious acts in the history of codebreaking. So audacious, in…
John Bull
Jan 18, 2018
Five Minutes to Save a Nation
Five Minutes to Save a Nation
The split-second decision that helped win at Gettysburg
John Bull
Dec 20, 2017
The Day the World Didn’t End
The Day the World Didn’t End
At the height of the Cold War, with alarms screaming, one Soviet officer stopped to think. It cost him his career. It may also have saved…
John Bull
Jun 19, 2016
An Empire of Stars
An Empire of Stars
How Britain beat the odds to independently achieve space flight, and then abandoned it on the very same day.
John Bull
Jun 15, 2015
The Long Way Round: Getting Home
The Long Way Round: Getting Home
In WW2 Captain Ford and the crew of the Pan Am California Clipper were faced with an unprecedented challenge: simply getting home.
John Bull
Aug 11, 2014
The Long Way Round: Ice Cold in Auckland
The Long Way Round: Ice Cold in Auckland
Stuck on the wrong side of the world in WW2, the crew of the California Clipper gambled everything on circumnavigating the world.
John Bull
Aug 10, 2014
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