Remembrance Day: the enduring nature of the first two-minute silence
Daniel McKay, University of Cambridge At 11am on November 11 1919 a great silence fell over the British Empire. Everywhere […]
Campaigns
AVREs, Terrapins and Buffalos: Part 3 of Joe Inghams story.
In Part 2, Joe told us about his experiences during the D-day landings. Now we can read about life in […]
An AVRE at D-Day: life in a 79th Armd Div assault sqn
Joe Ingham’s account of preparation for D-Day and his experiences as a Churchill AVRE crewman in 79th Division as Montgomery’s […]
Remembering the Forgotten Army of the Burma Campaign
By Bertie Lawson On the 15th December 1943, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Southeast […]
The swamp incident, 1960
This is a true-life story of national servicemen called up and sent to the other side of the world into […]
National Service stories Part 1: Kenya
TMT is publishing a series of short, historical accounts of National Servicemen who were awarded the GSM while serving in […]
The Stalingrad Cauldron 1942/43
As we reach the end of January and a band of snow moves across Britain, it brings to […]
After the end of the Great War: late November 1918
In this piece, TMT has taken the account of a soldier waiting to be demobbed at the end of WW1. […]
We must not forget these men
As the drama of the build-up to the 100th Anniversary of the end of the Great War recedes, it is […]
GWR honours WW1 fallen workers with special Armistice train
GWR honours WW1 fallen workers with specially commissioned Armistice train Great Western Railway is marking 100 years since the […]
The real story of War Horse
The international animal charity, SPANA, has called on all of us to remember the ‘forgotten victims’ –the many millions of […]
The Poppy
The Poppy we now see being worn has a small black inner circle on which the words “Poppy Appeal” […]
In memory of Flora Sandes
At a time when the British Army is talking about women fighting in the frontline, and the Ghurkhas have opened […]
Defence Select Committee looks at barring historic claims this afternoon
It is reported that the Defence Select Committee is to look into the issue of protecting former members of […]
Book Review: Chapel Street by Sheila Brady
Chapel Street “the Bravest Little Street in England” the History Press As soon as you open this book you […]
The Battle of Amiens – the beginning of “The End” – August 1918
Much has been written about the Battle of Amiens in recent days. It was the beginning of what is now […]
PARATROOPER WW2 TV drama series pilot – can YOU help?
We all know our cousins across the water really “won the war”, and, to be fair, it is hard to […]
On this day – Battle for Mount Longdon, the bloodiest land battle of the Falklands War
This weekend, The Military Times attended the Dig For Victory Show at the Somerset Show Ground, on Sunday morning, organisers, […]
The Yanks of Seicheprey
On April 20th, 1918, in Seicheprey, France, near the St. Mihiel Salient, American soldiers engaged in their first significant infantry […]
On This Day 1966 | Pararescueman gives his life to save injured comrades in Vietnam
A1C William Pitsenbarger. Air Force photo A common theme for all those who receive the Medal of Honor is that […]