Category Archives: War

Ratels on the Lomba (book review)

Posted on August 17, 2018 by moirads

In the words of Lewis Carrol in 1865: ’You are old, Father William’, the young man said … I feel old, at least as old as Father William, when I read or hear stories of the war fought on the … Continue reading →

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Red Cross Parcels

Posted on April 12, 2017 by moirads

Today’s fascinating, but utterly useless, food fact is:- On 12 April 1912 Clara Barton died (born Dec 25, 1821).  Founder of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross food parcels were, and still are, the salvation of many a person … Continue reading →

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A righteous man hanged

Posted on April 9, 2017 by moirads

As Christians approach Holy Week and South Africa protests against Jacob Zuma’s continued Presidency I was reminded that 9 April is the anniversary of the hanging of Lutheran pastor and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, at Flossenburg, by the Nazis, only days … Continue reading →

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The shortest war in history (27 August 1896 – for 38 minutes)

Posted on May 24, 2015 by moirads

The Anglo-Zanzibar War took place on 27 August 1896, lasting only 38 minutes before Sultan Khalid bin Barghash surrendered. In 1890 Britain and Germany signed the Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty drawing up spheres of influence between the imperial powers in East Africa; … Continue reading →

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