This period of WW2 began with the declaration of war with Germany by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, on the 3rd of September 1939. Its is considered to have ended with the German invasion of France in May 1940. Germany attacked Poland on the 1st of September 1939 using its tactic of ‘blitzkrieg’ and […]
The Phoney War 1939-1940. Read More »
1916 is the year of the Battle of the Somme and the maritime Battle of Jutland. However, at the same time elsewhere in the world, in Mesopotamia, a forgotten British-Indian garrison surrendered to the Turkish Army. The town of Kut-al-Amara had been under siege for nearly five months and on 29 April 1916, 13,000 soldiers
The Sideshow Defeat, Kut 1916. Read More »
Toxic chemicals are known to have been used in warfare for thousands of years in various shapes and forms but it was WW1 that they were used on a more industrial scale. They are at least 20 known gasses that were manufactured but we are just outlining, briefly, an introduction of 3 of the main
Chemical Warfare, ‘The Dirty Weapon’. A Brief Introduction. Read More »
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