AT MIDNIGHT ON THE 17TH APRIL 75 YEARS AGO - UP THE REPUBLIC......UP THE YARD, THAT IS! Not that this (or this) couldn't happen in a proper 'Republic', just that instances like that happen… Read More

Fish Out Amanghein;Niger Delta Group Tells Chief of Army Staff. ….Urge them to shift search to Bayelsa Government House. The Urhobo Renaissance Assembly has asked the Chief of Army St… Read More

The United States boasts the largest network of overseas military bases globally, with over 750 spread across approximately 80 countries—an unprecedented achievement. These bases, main… Read More

This text is an edited transcript of an interview between Mr. Francis P. Wall, a private first class (PFC) in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and John Timmerman, an associate of the J… Read More

Bedford, Virginia.Activated on 15 November 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, as the 3rd battalion of the 510th Coast Artillery Regiment, the unit was redesignated the 225th Searchlight Battal… Read More

ON THIS DATE (26TH APRIL) 42 YEARS AGO : "TWENTY THOUSAND MARCHERS..."Mrs. Rosaleen Sands (RIP). Dear MumDear Mum, I know you’re always thereTo help and guide me with all your care,Y… Read More

Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: The Barracks Wall: The WW II Pinup Gallery Read More

The following information is an update to an article I submitted in September 2013. Some of the references provided are no longer available online:This text is an edited transcript of an int… Read More

2020 has been a tough year, and the pandemic has had a huge impact on the daily lives of everyone. In the film industry, there was tragic news of venue closures, viewing experiences dissolve… Read More

Englands sensational victory over New Zealand will give them great heart for Sundays ICC World Twenty20 final, says Bob Willis. Eoin Morgans side crushed New Zealand by seven wickets with 17… Read More

REDDING, Calif. — An explosive wildfire tore through two small Northern California communities Thursday before reaching the city of Redding, killing a bulldozer operator on the fire… Read More

ON THIS DATE (26TH APRIL) 272 YEARS AGO : 'LORD' KILLED BY A DRAGO(O)N'S 'STING'.'Positive and overbearing,Changeful still and still adhering,Spiteful, peevish, rude, untoward,Fierce in tong… Read More

 from 'T.P.'s Journal of Great Deeds of the Great War' October 17, 1914 'The Retreat from Mons'by W. Douglas Newton This is, I believe, the first attempt which has appeared in print to… Read More

This more formal account of the action on 25th April 1915 comes from The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources.By one o'clock on the… Read More