Bungling Tinkers!

By Sir Sidney Low

Sir Sidney Low blamed the recent catalogue of war and revolution on out-of-touch diplomats who had tried to hammer the peoples of Europe into artificial unity.

The Gift of Life

By A. G. Gardiner

When columnist ‘Alpha of the Plough’ was asked to select his most memorable moment of the Great War, he told the story of HMS Formidable.

The Cherry Tree

By Joseph Longford

In the Great War, the Japanese were among Britain’s allies, and the Japanese cherry was a symbol of the courage demanded by the times.

Wolves at the Gate

By Gerard Shelley

Gregory Rasputin is tricked into attending a dissolute Moscow soirée, and shares his sadness with Englishman Gerard Shelley.

A Great Human Effort

By John Masefield

The Gallipoli landings in 1915 did not achieve the Admiralty’s goals, but for John Masefield they remained one of the proudest moments of the Great War.

The Gallipoli Landings

By Clay Lane

By 1915, the Allies were struggling to break through Germany’s Western Front, and so began looking for another line of attack.