In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an end.
17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids
17th May 2019
The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh forces.
Dr William Brydon of the British East India Company Army was the only survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers to reach safety at Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017