Commonwealth Day: Britain Did Not "Stand Alone" in 1940
Today is Commonwealth Day. It seems like an appropriate day to remember that Britain didn't stand alone in 1940. The…
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International Women's Day: Pink is for Girls, the SAS, Spitfire pilots...
Today is International Women's Day. I've decided to mark it by re-posting one of my earlier blog posts, about "the…
British Army Reviewing its Position on Women
A woman graduating from Ryazan High Airborne Command School in Russia (Photo by Vitaly Kuzmin, CC-BY-SA) In December, it was…
Britain Did Not "Stand Alone" in 1940
On Remembrance Day last year I wrote, "I consider Remembrance Day to be a time to remember everyone that has…
Lights Out
"The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." The above…
For All Our Tomorrows
My wife posted the following to Facebook earlier today. I'm copying it here with her permission, because I think it…