A history of the First World War: No.5 Mobilisation and the groundswell of enthusiasm.
I often wonder if the belligerent powers of the First World War had a magical crystal ball to see intoContinue Reading
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A history of the First World War: No.4 Austria bombs Belgrade and all hell breaks loose.
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888)” –Otto VonContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.3 The blame game and some thoughts on the July crisis of 1914.
“What decided the German government to prepare for an eventual European War was a crisis that was brewing not inContinue Reading
From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that sparked the Great War to an armistice signed in a railroad carriage in the forest of Compiegne… A history of the First World War: No. 1. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
On 28th of June 1914, standing along side of local delicatessen, near the site of the Latin Bridge that stretchedContinue Reading
War Horse Part 2: The Egyptians.
Following the expulsion of the Hyksos during the reign of Ahmose I (1539-1514 BC), the use and exploits of theContinue Reading
The Battle of Kapyong: A forgotten battle, in a forgotten war.
The 25th April (Anzac Day) is commemorated as a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for allContinue Reading
War Horse Part 1
When our descendants first began to work the land as farmers, they tamed or domesticated cattle, donkeys, goats, pigs andContinue Reading
The Australian perspective: Afghanistan and the War on Terror.
It sometimes seems that ‘enemies’, unlike in traditional warfare fought by two distinct sides not long ago, have changed intoContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 