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The First World War

Bungling Tinkers!

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.

Length: 115 words

Indian History

The Making of Tommy Atkins

In all his years of soldiering at home and abroad, Major-General George Younghusband had never heard British soldiers talk like those in Kipling’s tales.

Length: 119 words

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The Gift of Life

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.

Length: 59 words

Extracts from Literature

New Purpose

Two British spies look out over war-torn Belgrade, and find the inspiration they need to go on with their dangerous mission.

Length: 59 words

The First World War

John Buchan

After two years in South Africa, a Scottish civil servant began turning out best-selling adventure tales.

Length: 110 words

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Precision and Dispatch

The first setbacks for the German Empire in the Great War came courtesy of ANZAC troops.

Length: 114 words