The war in East-Africa was a war on far away soil. The large distance to Europe made communications hard so there was no clear direction or aim. Colonial rulers largely had to improvise their actions of war. Local troops could not expect any reinforcements from the motherland, as the European fronts claimed most of the Continue Reading
Our World War
The recent centenary of WWI was marked by BBC3’s ‘Our World War’, an attempt to engage a new generation with such a massive event. The three-part programme is a compelling mixture of historical and social drama, based on real diaries of British soldiers from 1914-1918. All the archetypal aspects of a war drama are present: Continue Reading
Interview with Al Murray
Cai Reaich interviews the writer and comedian, Al Murray.
The very ugly breakup
James Strachan blogs about Yugoslavia and it’s rise and fall under ‘Sloba’.
Iraq: Photographs by Sean Smith at IWM North
Exhibition by Sean Smith