Stepping stones in history
Before setting out on a road trip, I have the habit of studying the map of our intended route. Every so often I might spot something interesting: a marker to…
Read moreSouth Africans in The Great Escape
Exactly 75 years ago last month, 200 air force men were anxiously waiting in Hut 104 of the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp in Nazi-Germany to escape through…
Read moreThe Last Kaiser
11 November 2018 commemorates the end of the First World War a century ago. We know very little of one important protagonist in that bloody conflict, Kaiser Wilhelm II of…
Read morePlagiarising a blogpost
With this article I aim to plagiarise the blog posted in 2009 by a young South African on his first visit to the town of Bethulie. Not really, of course!…
Read morePlane spotter at Sofex
Sofex 2018. At this special operations forces exhibition in Jordan, wondrous machines were shown. And some, sadly, not on display but instead discarded. From South Africa, it took a very…
Read moreArmed Forces Day 2018
South Africa’s annual Armed Forces Day, traditionally held in February, actually extended over one week, culminating in an impressive mock battle and a military parade on 20 and 21 February…
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