Smedley butler

The veteran of the Spanish-American War and future President of the United States waged a battle for the Medal of Honor that went unresolved for a century

The piece I’d never part with

‘I had never been further than Blackpool before I was called up’

Beryl Nevell thought her service during the Second World War had been a case of ‘doing her duty’. Then someone special stepped in and showed her what she was truly owed…

As the Tet Offensive raged, this US Special Forces staff sergeant led an intrepid group to rescue personnel trapped in the town of Chau Phu, South Vietnam

This William IV silver timepiece and its owner survived the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava