Who was Field Marshal Montgomery? Facts and history
His name resonates with images of decisive victories and unwavering resolve, forever etched in the annals of wartime w.
‘The Traitor of Arnhem’ Review: Mole in the Market Garden
An audacious Allied plan in 1944 had the potential to swiftly end the war in Europe. German forces got advance warning from ...
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USAID must be saved
Shutting down the The U.S. Agency for International Development and its efforts to feed the hungry is a massive mistake ...
Give my great uncle Paddy Mayne the VC – it’s not just for his jaw-dropping bravery but ALL SAS heroes
ON the BBC’s brilliant World War Two TV blockbuster SAS Rogue Heroes, Lt Col Paddy Mayne is ­portrayed as a foul-mouthed, ...
Throwback Thursday: 100 years ago, prohibition lecture sponsored by the ‘Anti-Saloon League’
Harmonia Halll was the scene of a prohibition lecture with some strong arguments for patriotism, under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League. It was not largely attended.
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Paddington, Duffel and the cloth that binds them
Perhaps the most famous human to wear a duffle coat also has a Belgian connection: Field Marshal Bernard Law ‘Monty’ Montgomery. The man credited with liberating Brussels during the Second World War, ...