Midget sub disgorged first Japanese POW
The Japanese midget submarines sent in to attack Pearl Harbor didn’t live up to expectations and then provided the US with their first prisoner of war in WWII
Today In History
Soldier’s play helped exorcise war demons
When R.C. Sherriff’s play Journey’s End premiered in 1928 it became a huge success. People were finally ready for stories about the war that had been over for 10 years
Hospital once home to destitute children
The Prince of Wales hospital was named after a prince who later became king
Strike led to worst rail disaster in New York
A rail strike in November 1918 had fatal consequences for passengers
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Concerts, cricket kept our Diggers distracted
POETRY was just one of many pastimes favoured by Diggers in World War I.
World’s first tank battle at Villers-Bretonneux
THE Germans were nothing if not persistent. They had failed to break through to Amiens in late March and early April 1918. So on the morning of April 24, a century ago today, they unleashed their secret weapon.
Chivalry’s oldest honour born on the dance floor
KING Arthur’s knights of the round table may be the stuff of legend, but Britain’s oldest knighthood is still among us.
Aussie soldier downed the Red Baron
AUSTRALIAN gunner Cedric Popkin is credited with shooting down Germany’s Red Baron flying ace, after 80 kills.
Brothers in arms set Cuba’s communist path
A 2000km boat trip from Mexico in 1956 secured Cuban power for Fidel and Raul Castro.
Children were Barbara’s top priority
OBITUARY: “The one who was always there was Barbara Bush,” recalled a childhood friend of the former US First Lady’s eldest son George.
Islanders abandoned during Nazi occupation
IN June 1940 Britain’s war cabinet voted to leave the Channel Islands to fend for themselves during a German invasion.
‘White hunter’ Holden became wildlife activist
DESPITE more than 50 movies, Hollywood box-office hero William Holden’s hottest action scenes never made it onto film.
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