Cabinet of curiosities

A bit of a mess

Operation Spider’s Web, in which dozens of Russian bombers were destroyed with drones, shows Ukraine’s aptitude for blue-sky thinking. It marks an inflection point in warfare

E rich R Döbrich was born in Sonnenberg, Thuringia, on 31 May 1896 – he added ‘-Steglitz’ to his name following his service in the First World War. During that conflict, he had served as an Ulan with

Today, clogs are mainly associated with the north of England, but this hard-wearing, affordable footwear was common across Britain from Victorian times right through World War Two. With a shaped woode

Unlike most World War Two veterans who immortalised themselves in print, Eric Williams was no “one-book wonder”, instead producing two bestselling novels based on a mere 10 months as a prisoner of war

Some LEGO cars don’t have to be built – back in the day, scale toy vehicles were included in the same boxes as bricks