May 20, 1915 was Sgt. John Muir’s last entry. He was killed in the Second Battle pf Ypres, Belgium, on May 24, 1915. This battle marked the first mass use of poison gas by the German Army.
As a Royal Navy volunteer in World War One, he had become all too aware of the threat from Germany’s U-boats. Wilkinson decided he could use his artistic skills to protect Allied ships.
World War One ended 11th November 1918 and took the lives of nine million soldiers. But as Michael Palin discovers, its battlegrounds in Europe are still full of revealing evidence of bitter fighting.
Remembrance Day and the Canada Remembers guide On the occasion of the Remembrance Day week Sun political columnist Brian ...
In 1919, King George V of England proclaimed that Armistice Day be marked with two minutes of silence at 11 am, the hour the ...
With the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge a month away, Army veterans Harry Miller and Frank Cohn will take center ...
Victoria Police Superintendent Michael Cruse revelead the 26-year-old was armed with a high-powered rifle,but that he’s not aware of the 26-year-old making any demands while inside the home.
Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed in a pitched battle with German forces near Reipertswiller, France, in early 1945. New technology finally brought closure.
A dad has broken down as he recalled how he and his infant son were held hostage by a rifle-wielding stranger in their own home. Ali was napping with his one-year-old son in their home in Weir ...
Liz Cheney, one of the former president's most prominent Republican critics, should have rifles “shooting at her” to see how she feels about sending troops to fight. The Democratic vice ...
A world of fresh thinking.