InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Aug 27The Missing ManDear Readers — First an apology. I have not posted On Medium for many months. The reason is not sloth but a lack of time. I have been…A response icon2A response icon2
Julius Neumann·Aug 19The Stab in the BackAfter the end of the First World War, a myth spread through Germany: the idea that Germany had not lost the war on the battlefield but that…
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Marc Dauphin·Aug 4The Little Old Lady From Bletchley Park.We are surrounded by interesting people. Most of them are quiet.A response icon10A response icon10
Afrikaner·Jul 13Delville Wood France: Ramaphosa told France that sacrifice has no colour.Two presidents stood at Longueval. Only one of them left something behind.
Voices Of Wisdom 2025·Jun 8Hell’s Angels 1930: Why Did Howard Hughes Risk Everything for This Aviation Epic?The Madman, the Blonde, and the Zeppelin: Howard Hughes’ $4 Million Gamble
InILLUMINATIONbyMatthew A·Mar 24Remembering the Key Political Figures of World War IThe Most Influential Politicians of World War IA response icon1A response icon1
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Mar 22Ceylon Sanitary Corps – Part 3Despite the non-combat conditions the CSC served in, the unit did suffer casualties, probably from disease. The first casualty was…
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Mar 20Ceylon Sanitary Corps — Part 2The Mesopotamian Campaign
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Mar 19The Ceylon Sanitary CorpsThe Great War, as it was known then, lasted from 1914 to 1918 when Ceylon was a British colony. As already recounted in these columns…A response icon1A response icon1
