Poland, after the First World War, was beset by chaos, disorder, and a foolish incursion by the Red Army, which helped to produce the ultra-nationalist military dictatorship of General Pilsudski. Tariq Ali armybesetchaos Change image and share on social
I want to start my own airplane business. I'm going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem - you know, where the old paratroopers used to go - and charge them about 20 quid a time. Gary Numan airplanearnhembusiness share on social
One of the great things about the Fifties is there are so many secrets - people who've come back from the war and done these terrible things that they don't want to think about, or can't say what they did because they signed the Official Secrets Act. Sara Sheridan actbackfifty share on social
I'm a member of the American legion and VFW, patron member of the Jewish War Veterans. Rodney Frelinghuysen americanjewishlegion Change image and share on social
In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not. Paul von Hindenburg accountbookfigure Change image and share on social
Your generation and mine have had very little real experience; we've been severed from the direct experience of war by some very good things. By the end of the draft, and by the defeat in Vietnam. Michael Ignatieff defeatdirectdraft Change image and share on social
When I started out, it was considered very wrong to change an image. There were scandals if someone inserted a sky into a war picture or something. Now it's all about that. Mary Ellen Mark changeconsiderimage Change image and share on social
My feeling is that it's a misreading of history to say that, as the Reagan supporters do, that Reagan won the Cold War. Robert Dallek coldfelthistory Change image and share on social
George Washington sets the nation on its democratic path. Abraham Lincoln preserves it. Franklin Roosevelt sees the nation through depression and war. Robert Dallek abrahamdemocraticdepression Change image and share on social
