From Elsewhere: Remembering the Cold War.
When the Berlin Wall fell and the formerly Communist slave states of Eastern Europe at last had their freedom, a lot of people rushed…
history
History. Or rather the danger of not learning from it.
Britain’s Fourth Afghan War has ended, just as the other three ended, with both defeat and significant British losses and very little to show…
Channel recommendation – Mr Beat
If like me you like history and politics and have an interest in American history and politics then you might like to give the…
From Elsewhere: Hats and History
Much respect and thanks need to be directed at the Gab user Mohamscamel for originally putting a link up to an article in HaRimon…
Video: Probably the best potted history of Israel and the Middle East Conflict I’ve come across.
There are lots of people with opinions on the situation in the Middle East but very few of those who have expressed these opinions…
From Elsewhere: When Bobby Kennedy went to Israel.
The modern day mainstream media, whether in the USA or the United Kingdom would have you believe that Israel is always the aggressor when…
Well done to these Polish Britons. Honouring the wartime RAF 303 Squadron
The Britons living today owe somewhat of a debt of gratitude to the hundreds of Polish airforce members who whilst stationed in the UK…
From Elsewhere: The way it was. Getting to West Berlin during the Cold War.
Found a little historical gem online. It’s a Cold War British government film about the correct procedure for getting to West Berlin from the…
From Elsewhere: We stand on the shoulders of the giants of the 17th century
The reason that we can communicate via the internet, have prolonged lives due to better healthcare, have all manner of entertainment delivered to our…
The value of ephemera in historical research and some modern broadcast ephemera.
The study of history is not an exact science. We know about the big things like the depravities of Kings such as Henry VIII,…
