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Gavrilo Princip and the Mythical Sandwich
It is generally accepted that the First World War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. In recent years, however, an extra twist has been...
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Lights Out
“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” The above words were spoken by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, as World War I began, 100 years ago....
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Save Up To 40% With These Bundles
My publishing company, Shilka Publishing, has set up two bundles on Wargame Vault (they aren’t available anywhere else). The bundles represent savings of 33-40%, compared to buying the individual...
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SMS Deutschland, the Civilian U-Boat
The idea of merchant submarines, a variation on standard merchant ships, has been suggested on multiple occasions, but has only been put into practice once, during WWI. In 1916 a class of seven u-boats...
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AFV Alphabet: R is for Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) created the first British armoured car squadron in September 1914, requisitioning all Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost chassis for the new vehicle. The design had a fully...
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Win a copy of A Fleet in Being in paperback
I’m giving away two paperback copies of A Fleet in Being. Everyone on my mailing list will be entered into the draw. If you’re not already on my list, you can join here. You will also get a free ebook...
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Smelly: The British SMLE and No.4 Bolt Action Rifles
SMLE Mark III Smelly: The SMLE The SMLE (sometimes pronounced “smelly”), or “Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield”, to give its full designation, entered British army service in 1904. This replaced the...
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Tracks to the Trenches 2016
Warning sign in the trench at Tracks to the Trenches For my birthday this year, my wife gave me a family ticket to this year’s Tracks to the Trenches event. We went to the event on Sunday, and it was...
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I’m not a fan of Christmas songs, so I thought it would be interesting to make a playlist of music related to, or about history. With one exception, all the songs here are from my personal collection....
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The Otranto Barrage
The Otranto Barrage was a naval blockade of the Otranto Straits between Brindisi and Corfu, intended to prevent the Austro-Hungarian navy gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea. Although it did keep...
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