Stephen Thorne May 2, 2020 Columns & Features 1 Stephen Thorne May 2, 2020 Featured Euphemisms, acronyms and outright lies: The language of war Read more → James Strachan: Old enough to die; too young to drink Read more → Vintage warbirds Read more → Douglas Gordon (Part 1): Bail out or glide home Read more → Douglas Gordon (Part 2): The troubles with Typhoons Read more → Christmas at War: A cabin in the Hurtgen Forest Read more → Jaye Edwards: A woman pilot in wartime Britain Read more → Reginald Wise: Saviour of Easter Sunday, 1945 Read more → Inside Afghanistan: Politics, war and buzkashi Read more → Inside Afghanistan: Life and the art of the barter Read more → John Stewart Hart: 'The Spitfire every time' Read more → How an ordinary seaman became a rallying cry in the War of 1812 Read more → Ross Mitchell: A sniper from the farm Read more → CANEX: The company store Read more → Witness to slaughter Read more → Jack Widdicombe: From combine to Lancaster and back Read more → The bombing of East Grinstead Read more → Winston wets his whistle: Churchill's indulgences Read more → Dam warfare Read more → Reinhard Hardegen: Last of the U-boat aces Read more → Resurrecting the memory of a WWII pilot Read more → The Magnificent 11 Read more → Know your enemy: Meet the crew of U-210 Read more → The story of a forgotten airplane Read more → Born on the first of July Read more → On operations with G.I. Joe Read more → My dad, the air force doctor Read more →
Stephen Thorne June 20, 2019 Stephen Thorne June 20, 2019 “Tell me first what are the things, the actual, concrete things that harm a writer? Politics, women, drink, money, ambition. And the lack of politics, women, drink, money and ambition.” — Ernest Hemingway
