Warfare in News

Mon 12th January

Duncan Marlor's brilliant analysis of Britain's decision to go to war in 1914, Fatal Fortnight (published by Frontline Books, 2014), has been shortlisted for the 2015 Paddy Power Political… Read full story...

Fri 9th January

Squadron Leader John Rowland – a heavy bomber pilot who was awarded the DFC twice in three days during operations over Germany in 1943 – passed away on 22 November 2014, just short… Read full story...

Thu 13th November

More than six million historic WWI medal rolls have been published online for the first time, detailing an entire generation of men and women who helped Britain and its allies win the Great War. Available… Read full story...

Wed 1st October

Bestselling novelist Bernard Cornwell has written his first non-fiction book, Waterloo – A History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles ahead of the bicentenary anniversary of the battle in June… Read full story...

Wed 24th September

Key figures from the military community, along with over 30 MPs, have backed Blind Veterans UK’s No One Alone campaign at a special parliamentary event co-hosted by Shadow Defence Minister Gemma Doyle MP.… Read full story...

Thu 21st August

Captain Bruce Bairnsfather's biographers Tonie and Valmai Holt have created an online petition as part of their campaign to gain recognition for the Bairnsfather's work and the effect of his cartoons upon morale… Read full story...

Fri 15th August

From 11 August - 13 September, a free exhibition of the work of First World War cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather will be held at the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum, Warwick. The exhibition… Read full story...

Fri 15th August

Friday, 15 August marks the anniversary of VJ Day, a date which is especially significant to former Far Eastern POW, Ken Adams, author of Healing in Hell. This year, Ken and his wife… Read full story...

Mon 11th August

Actors dressed as members of the 10th ('Stockbrokers') Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers have been taking part in a reenactment exercise at the Tower of London, showing men signing up there in August 1914. By… Read full story...

Tue 5th August

A statue to Herbert Columbine VC was unveiled by Field Marshal Lord Guthrie on Friday, 1 August 2014 on the seafront on Walton on the Naze. In attendance was: the Bishop of Chelmsford, who dedicated… Read full story...

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