Letters from loved ones are proven to be a great tool in boosting the morale of soldiers. This was especially so during the Second World War. But how did the postal service cope with the speed and how did they improve the storage and shipping of sending mail to the frontline? V Mail was an […]
Soldiers always march in unison. According to studies, synchronized movement give soldiers a certain amount of confidence. But did you know armies need to break their stride when they are about to cross a bridge? A suspension bridge collapsed in 1831 due to the unison marching of a group of soldiers. Since then the British
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The Order of the White Feather was one of the movements that created an opportunity for women to contribute to the War. But did you know they were not as helpful as an organization? The Order of the White Feather was created to recruit for the British Army in World War I. Women would give
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The First World War had four leading causes; nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances. It was the war that most were not entirely prepared for. In fact, the recruitment of soldiers to fight in the war was quite tricky. What strategies did the British Army have to encourage men to join? In order to improve recruitment
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Peter Oakley For the United States Representative, see Peter Davis Oakley. Peter Oakley (20 August 1927 – 23 March 2014) was a pensioner from Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. He was better known by his pseudonym geriatric1927 on the video sharing website YouTube. Making his YouTube debut in August 2006 with Telling it all, a series of
Bear Grylls Not to be confused with Bear Grillz. Edward Michael Grylls (born 7 June 1974), better known as Bear Grylls, is a British former SAS serviceman, survival instructor, and honorary lieutenant-colonel, and, outside his military career, an adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild
