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War rarely rewards the obvious. Again and again, offbeat schemes have tipped the balance—from wooden “guns” that stalled whole armies to inflatable divisions that fooled enemy scouts. Military history ...

RMS Mauretania was launched at a time when ocean liner speed defined national prestige. Using revolutionary turbine engines, she shattered transatlantic records and held the Blue Riband for 22 years, ...

Amid the metropolitan bustle of New York’s vibrant morning hue, as each rising sun casts a warm glow over Manhattan, the docking gate of Pier 54 fashions an eerie silhouette. The dilipidated iron ...

Gently nudging her way past the quayside at Blyth, on the outskirts of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as curious onlookers leaned over the railings to observe proceedings, it must have been an intriguing irony ...

More than 150 years ago an iconic British brand started, quite by chance, thanks to the frustration of the 25-year-old son of Lancashire grocers. William Pickles Hartley was born, in Colne, on 23 ...

When the RMS Titanic left Southampton on 10 April 1912 bound for New York, she was the largest ocean liner afloat and widely believed to be unsinkable. Symbolising the wealth, lavish tastes and ...

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The historic Costello Lodge in Casla, County Galway once hid J. Bruce Ismay as he sought refuge from the backlash over his fatal decisions in the building of the RMS Titanic. Ismay, chairman of the ...

The Titanic tragedy happened 113 years ago but it still resonates around the world. Now, an exhibition is about to open in Yorkshire. Joe Levy, Exhibition Manager for White Star Heritage, looking at ...

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