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Month: November 2014

Why the De Havilland Mosquito is the best WW2 aircraft

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Neil White

Faster than the Supermarine Spitfire, more accurate than the Avro Lancaster, and a better torpedo bomber than the Fairey Swordfish, the de Havilland Mosquito was one of the most versatile aircraft of its day, a flying machine in a class of its own.

WW1 Diary – Life as a Turkish POW after the Siege Of Kut

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Neil White

Submitted by his son, Nigel Crawford, this is an extract from the exclusive personal diary of Brigadier Kenneth B S Crawford, Royal Engineers, who fought in the Mesopotamia Campaign (now Iraq) from November 1914 until his capture in April 1916 at Kut-al-A

The True Story of the ‘Christmas Truce’

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Neil White

World War One is remembered as a bloody and brutal period in our history, so the Christmas Truce of 1914 stands out as a rare and shining moment of peace and harmony between the warring sides, when the bitterness of combat was forgotten in spirit of the s

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month 1918, the guns of World War One fell silent.

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Neil White

On this day the world rejoiced as peace was declared. However, for millions of men the Armistice came too late, and indeed, many poor souls were lost in the last days or even hours before the ceasefire came into effect.

Harry Patch – The Last Survivor of the Trenches from WW1

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Neil White

In honour of Remembrance Day, this week the Forces War Records team paid a visit to the grave of Henry John ‘Harry’ Patch, the last survivor of the trenches of the First World War.

The Real War Horses Of World War One

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Neil White

The story of the war horse is taking the world by storm. But read the story of the real-life war horse of world war one. Find out more here.

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