The records will provide information on soldiers who served in military service between 1914 and 1920. 60% of the service records of the 5 million soldiers involved were destroyed in a 1940 German bombing raid. The surviving records were conserved and filmed by the National Archives.Swartz, ...
Historical Records of the Military and Civil Divisions of the Indian Order of Merit from 1837 until 1947 Brian Turner and Tom Donovan are committed to providing a quick and efficient, professional service. All our books are carefully selected, expertly described and realistically priced. All orders...
Local studies of military service in the First World War have traditionally focused on 'Pals' or other units known to be linked to a specific area. However, the availability of new records online has revolutionized the way in which local studies can be carried out. A 'military history from ...
Through a letter dated March 16, 1934 the British Admiralty confirmed that Lake Tasaul would be the right place to build the military naval port. Great Britain and its geostrategic interest in the Down Danube--Black Sea area (1930-1939) Sir John Fisher, head of the British Admiralty, tempe...
William Holden’s engaging, wiseacre American GI, on the other hand, is quite unshakeable in his belief that the war would get on quite well without him thank you very much, and spends an enviable amount of the film goosing the nurses in a Ceylon military hospital. Ultimately, both men...
RMC Royal Military College, Sandhurst RSM Regimental Sergeant-Major RTR Royal Tank Regiment S/ Staff [prefix for rank, i.e. Staff-Sergeant] SADE Specialised Armour Development Establishment SC Staff Captain Serjt., Sjt. Serjeant = Sergeant Sgt. Sergeant Sgt.Maj. Sergeant-Major SRO Supplementary...
the West ignores or downplays pressing questions relating to the root cause and does little to help solve the drivers of continued poverty and instability in much of the world, often actively contributing to the problem rather than helping, be it though haphazard military interventions or discrimina...
As far as these culture warriors are concerned, British history is a pageant of spectacular successes, of humanitarian concern, of tolerance and diversity, but also military might, economic prowess, imperial power (but never violence), and cultural greatness. In this telling, we can remember ...
Though Macron's recent posturing as a reincarnated Napoleon by calling on his fellow European leaders to send troops to fight alongside the Ukrainian military may have been nothing more than an ill - advised attempt to deflect attention from online conspiracy theories that his wife Brigitte is, ...
United Kingdom (1942-1943) Semi-Amphibious Cargo Vehicle – 3 Prototypes Built The Hexonaut’s story began between 1942 and 1943. Operating in Burma (now Myanmar) during the Second World War, the British ‘Forgotten Army’ – the 14th Army – had as much of an enemy in the harsh ...