May 7, 2010 by Diana Horner | No Comments
Dick Seaman, British racing car driver, died during the Belgian Grand Prix, on 25th June 1939, 66 days before Great Britain finally declared war on Germany. Adolf Hitler, a fan of the Mercedes Benz driver who drove with a Swastika on his car, sent a lavish wreath to the funeral.
May 4, 2010 by Diana Horner | No Comments
World War II cut short many a promising sports career. Brave men were in great demand for front line duties, and unsurprisingly, the guys who stood tall and strong on the touchline, also formed the core of many a crack fighting team on foreign soil. One such athlete, was Andrew ‘Jack’ Lummus, a Texan, who showed [...]
May 3, 2010 by Diana Horner | No Comments
One chapter in the recently published book ‘Unreliable Sources: How the Twentieth Century was Reported’, by John Simpson, drew the excited attention of journalists around the world. ‘Blue shirts and blitzkrieg? It’s just not cricket’ ran the headline from Ben McIntyre, in the Times Newspaper (18.03.10). Simpson refers in his book, to an incident reported [...]