War

Passchendale

Today marks the centenary of the start of a battle near Ypres, the third in the area and better knows as Passchendaele. It’s remembered for the shocking conditions, as the worst rain recorded in the area lasted for 6 months, turning the area into a swampland. Men and horses were drowned, tanks were useless, the […]

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Independence Day

Happy 4th July, America! The history of it all, in my limited understanding, is fascinating. With the first settlers setting up a British colony, through the War of Independence, the story is the stuff of legends. On reading about the War of Independence, I was interested to learn that it never started out as such, […]

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