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As early as the 17th century, San Anton Palace stood stoutly in the centre of Malta. The lavish rooms and spacious gardens were home to

  In February of 1941, the Germans dropped mines over the grand harbour. These mines did not float. Instead, they sunk to the bottom waiting

At school, we were all taught about the Romans, Arabs, and Knights of St. John. We even learned about some important events such as the

In January of 1940 Churchill stated:  The magnetic mine, and all the other mines with which the narrow waters, the approaches to this Island [Britain],

Imagine you are sent to Malta as an RMS (‘Rendering Mines Safe’) and Minesweeping maintenance officer while war rages on. You are told that the

In February 1941, the 1st Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment in Marsa Matruh was busy signboarding mine-fields and barricading pillboxes as they prepared to

Sbieħ il-Għid, f’dawl ta’ qamar mimli, is-sireni ħabbru l-wasla tal-Ġermaniżi fuqna fil-ħdax ta’ billejl. Minn dak il-ħin sas-sitta ta’ filgħodu, straħna nofs siegħa biss. F’xi l-għaxra

Six black horses silently strode through London on the 11th of November, 1920. Thousands gazed at their gun, limbered, making its way through cobbled streets.

“Incredibly, surrounded by death and destruction, the young boys played war. Each street they would form their own “regiment,” and each regiment would have a