...a 2nd Lieutenant in the Irish Guards. During the First World War he quickly rose up the ranks, ending it as an Acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 ranks higher. After the war,...
...of his war wounds. Despite the strength of the Waldorf name, they originally hesitated to adopt Nancy. Only one woman was elected in the general election in 1918, the first...
...the brink of destruction. Nelson Mandela in 1994 (US National Archives and Records Administration) A bankrupt system The apartheid system was established by the Afrikaner-dominated National Party following its electoral...
...English Channel. These could travel up to 40 knots per hour, around 3 times faster than the LS(T)s. The Allies needed to protect not just the men and ships in...
...before the full scale of the Soviet espionage and subversion campaign in the West became apparent. In that context, the Fuchs case, though significant, was one element of a much...
...The number of surviving veterans is diminishing, but family memories, the work of historians and cultural organisations, including museums (even if closed) perpetuate the significance of the day when war...
...People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) swept south across the 38th parallel. This had divided the Korean peninsula as Japanese troops were driven out by the Allies at the end of...
...elsewhere. Many decisions about the post-war world had been taken earlier, including at Yalta in February 1945.[2] At the San Francisco Conference, which ended on 26 June 1945, the United...
...Day, is marked by Japan and the UK on 15 August. The United States marks it on 2 September, the anniversary of the signature of the Instrument of Surrender on...
Forty-five years ago this month 35 nations signed the Helsinki Final Act following the 2-year Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). A politically binding agreement, the Final Act...