Today in military history: Boer War begins in South Africa
On Oct. 11, 1899, the Second Boer War began. When the British Empire started to colonize the region, it was met with resistance from the descendants of the original Dutch…
Did this British soldier have 9 lives?
How many times can a person come close to death, without actually succumbing to that ill fate? In the case of one British soldier, the number grew until it was…
This is the real Sgt. Pepper from the Beatles album cover
Long story short, the 20th Century’s most widely-known British non-commissioned officer was real. Only his name wasn’t Pepper, it was Babington. And he was a Lieutenant General.
Paul McCartney chose the image of Gen. Sir James Melville …