…logs? Happy to host on battleofbritain.tv and share the html for any other sites that want to share the feed… Just wondering how it’s done! Best regards BOB TV Brett Holman That’s a great idea, BOB. In fact it’s such a good idea I’ve stolen it and implemented it here (using FeedWordPress) as a test: http://1940.airminded.org/ I’ve only added the feeds from Spitfire Site and Airminded for the moment, I’ll have to ask the owners of the other sites…
…e Japanese civilian experience whilst under aerial attack in WWII. See the site at: http://www.japanairraids.org/ Brett Holman Pops: Thanks for those links. Japan Air Raids is a really excellent resource, particularly with all the primary source documents they’ve uploaded. Something similar for Europe would be nice! JDK Hi Pops, Many thanks for that, it certainly adds to the concepts under discussion. Not to detract from the good reasons behind su…
…n in the First World War, published, according to Amazon, on 1 May. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zeppelin-Nights-London-First-World/dp/1847921655 That review is behind a paywall: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/books/non_fiction/article1405291.ece but here’s a Guardian review too: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/23/zeppelin-nights-london-first-world-war-jerry-white-review Brett Holman Thanks, I was intrigued by the title but didn’…
…the NAA site. You’ve probably also seen his Embarkation Roll entry on our site, but it is here if you’ve not seen it: http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm8/10_14_4/pdf/0454.pdf I checked elsewhere in our biographic databases and he doesn’t appear on the Red Cross files or in Honours and Awards. We will be recognising the ICC in the exhibition, primarily in relation to Magdhaba in late 1916. Most of the focus of the exhibition itself is however, a…
…arliament. It is not a complete nor an official record. Material from this site should not be used as a reference to or cited as Hansard. The material on this site cannot be held to be authoritative. This warning should be heeded — it’s only a prototype and should not be relied upon for any purpose. It’s easy to find omissions, such as Baldwin’s ‘the bomber will always get through’ speech, even though there’s quite a number of entries for the day…
…which saw a lot of change. BTW, I’m going to be cheeky now because the website hosting costs me a good deal each year, not in storage but bandwidth in excess of 200Gb per month, so any donations by your readers would be most welcome, just click the “Donate” button on my site. Cheers Jonathan Brett Holman No worries, once you’ve got images up they really eat up the bandwith. Thanks for the context … it seems to be a very rare book, the British L…
…be bothered reading them all. (The covers are on the main page.) The main site, www.wejohns.com, gives the same treatment to all the other creations of Captain W.E. Johns,It turns out he wasn’t a captain after all, but only a lowly flying officer. Must all one’s childhood illusions be shattered? not excluding Biggles’ feminine counterpart Worrals of the WAAF. I had no idea he wrote so many – he even tried his hand at science fiction. Perhaps I’m…
…he other side. About all that remains is just one section of curtain wall (dating to the 14th century) plus the gatehouse. Despite it only being about 20% of a castle, I was pretty excited to wander around it, as it’s the first castle I’ve ever seen. (Unless you count Kryal Castle, seat of King Keith I. And you really shouldn’t.) Why is it ruined? In the Civil War, it was a Royalist stronghold. It was besieged three times, in 1643, 1644 and 1645-6…
…mere spectacles but training for war. Although Hendon itself was a pre-war site of aerial spectacle, that was a private enterprise and had nothing to do with the RFC (which probably would have been hard pressed to compete in qualitative terms anyway). So it was only after 1918 that it got into the game. The Navy held its first review in ten years in July 1924, shortly after the fifth Hendon, but as before the opportunities for creativity were limi…
…, from here, here, and here, of a YMCA air raid shelter on the Strand, all dating from January or May 1918. The location, as can be here, is on the corner of Melbourne Place, so just across from (the then brand-new) Australia House. It turns out that this shelter was just one corner of the YMCA’s Aldwych Hut, which was a club for Australian servicemen — logically enough, given the location. Two women, with many mugs; the sign is missing from the f…
