Some Thoughts on the Upcoming Centennial of the First World War

When I first started this blog I was in the throes of researching what was, for myself anyway, a mammoth undertaking – a museum exhibit that...

The Ryde Goes to War Project began in 2011 when members of the Ryde District Historical Society began a project of identifying all men and ...

7th March - Radiotherapy

Dear readers, Just a quick update to let you know that dad is halfway through his second week of a 4 week course of radiotherapy. We suspect...

Wartime Newsreels Online

The University of South Carolina has put a terrific resource online - the Fox Movietone Newsreels from 1942 to 1944. From the website : “Fox...

WWI in Germany

Germany in the First World War During World War I Germany's geographical position in Europe is argued by many that it was th...

WW2 Facts!

1.  More U.S. servicemen died in the U.S. Army Air Corps than in the Marine Corps. While completing the required 25 missions your chance of ...

The Rise & Fall of the Second Reich

The Rise & Fall of the Second Reich                 During the second half of the 19 th century while crossing over to the very beginni...