Tag Archives: World War I

The name’s Bond…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

…War Bond. Reader [Howmuch?] has been ferreting around in his copious stock of interesting newspaper clippings with an eye to the tank testing quandary and found out the promotional advertisement for what was probably the first tank ever to visit … Continue reading →

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They left in their trains and their troop-ships

Posted on November 14, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

We should never, ever forget. It’s easy to say, and I repeat it every year, but war is an ongoing business. Nearly every year since WWII British servicemen and women have seen active combat in one part of the world … Continue reading →

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