by David West | Oct 1, 2025 | News
On the 1st of October, 331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated King Darius III’s army at the Battle of Gaugamela. I’ve posted previously about an earlier clash between Persia and Greece, the Battle of Marathon. Alexander the Great, born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient...
by David West | Sep 30, 2025 | News
I’m currently reading The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. I posted about A Legacy of Spies some time ago, and I finally decided that it was time to read all of John Le Carré’s Smiley series in order. So it seems appropriate that today’s post should be about the Berlin...
by David West | Sep 29, 2025 | News
The Mandate for Palestine, formally approved by the League of Nations on the 24th of July, 1922, and coming into effect from the 29th of September, 1923, was a pivotal legal document that shaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East in the 20th century. Rooted...
by David West | Sep 28, 2025 | News
Wikipedia tells me that it was on the 28th of September,1928, that Alexander Fleming noticed a mould growing in his laboratory that was killing bacteria. Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist born on the 6th August 1881 in Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland,...
by David West | Sep 27, 2025 | News
During my career as a civil engineer I worked on a number of railway projects including the London, Tilbury, and Southend Resignalling Project, Great Western Renaissance, HS2, and London’s Elizabeth Line. Hence my pick for today’s historical event. The Stockton and...
