72 Miles From The Sea

  Being a man of a certain age, I have always been a great admirer of the generation ahead of me and there resoluteness in the face of adver...

  Being a man of a certain age, I have always been a great admirer of the generation ahead of me and there resoluteness in the face of adver...

  Being a man of a certain age, I have always been a great admirer of the generation ahead of me and there resoluteness in the face of adver...

  Being a man of a certain age, I have always been a great admirer of the generation ahead of me and there resoluteness in the face of adver...

  “You spend your life avoiding conflict” My new therapist has just said I suppose he has a point, because visiting War zones fills me...

  The Russian Airforce are dropping Amazon bombs on Syria They are so called as they keep Being left with a neighbour

  The Russian Airforce are firing Amazon missiles at Syria They are so called as they keep Being left with a neighbour

  Old soldiers wearied with age Marching with faltering stride Carry themselves with dignity And wear the uniform with pride

  Two old, retired generals In the autumn of their years One was a French Hussar The other of the Grenadiers   One spoke of conque...

  I like Germany I like the Germans I have friends there I worked for a time near Frankfurt And I visit Berlin often It’s my favou...

  “You’re fighting for a just cause” That is the justification “You’ll make the world a safer place” “You’ll protect your nation”   ...

  The British in the past Seemed to have more grit The Londoners of old Bombarded in the Blitz Shook their fists in defiance Such ...

  My parents were born between the wars, And in their day People were cut from different cloth A sturdy resilient cloth A cloth that...

  Whatever the outcome of war It leaves many people bereft And doesn’t prove who is right, But it certainly proves who is left

  My Great Grandfather never Threw anything away in his decade Which was a shame really As he was killed by a hand grenade

  “Green for Danger” is a crime thriller, based on the book by Christianna Brand and Directed by Sidney Gilliat. The film is set in a rur...

  “Cottage to Let” is a wartime comedy thriller, based on the play by Geoffrey Kerr, adapted by Anatole de Grunwald and J.O.C. Orton and Dir...

  “Went the Day Well?” is a World War II thriller, based on the story by Graham Greene and Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. The residents o...

“In Which We Serve” is a World War II drama, written by Noël Coward    and Directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It tells the story of a...

“Love Story” is a romantic drama Directed by Leslie Arliss based on the short story by J.W. Drawbell. Concert pianist Lissa Campbell (Marg...