'Very moving': Archive of Scottish war poet who died in battle to go under the hammer
A unique archive capturing the experiences of a young Edinburgh soldier and gifted writer who fought during the First World ...
Edinburgh war poet’s unique archive goes under the hammer
A unique archive capturing the experiences of a young Edinburgh soldier and gifted writer who fought during the First World War, is to be sold ...
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Cast of Birdsong learn Alexandra Palace wartime history
On the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s bestseller Birdsong a touring production comes to Alexandra Palace Theatre next month ...
Tragic Edinburgh war poet who died before being published to have works auctioned
James Alexander Mann, who was an aspiring writer and actor from Edinburgh, died just five days after his 21st birthday after ...
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They looked at the trenches and fled: another brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine scattered before the battle near Pokrovsk
Therefore, it is not surprising that the 157th OMBR fell apart upon arrival in Pokrovsk. According to some reports, the brigade soldiers looked at their trenches — and quickly left their positions.
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Book review: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
By Philippa Tracy Alice Winn’s compelling debut novel In Memoriam is a page-turner. Published in 2023, it is a love story ...
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Heroic soldier in First World War two nations can be well proud of
IT was in this week of 1889 that one of the most heroic soldiers of the First World War was born. John “Jock” MacGregor is often hailed as ...
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Longford marks 100 years since the Battle of the Somme
Described as a ‘special’ and ‘historic’ day by County Librarian and County Co-ordinator of Ireland 2016, the atrium at Longford County Council hosted last Friday’s commemoration of the Battle of the ...
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From Ukraine trenches to Russia schools, Sundance docs show toll of war
"What if this war is until the end of our lives?" asks the shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier, who has just "liberated" a ...
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From Ukraine trenches to Russia schools, Sundance docs show toll of war
from frontline trenches to faraway Russian schools. The newly reclaimed village of Andriivka is a single street of bullet-pocked rubble. It will soon return to Russian hands. And, as devastating ...