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With Memorial Day fast approaching, Americans may want to spend a few hours this weekend remembering some of our greatest war films.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir perform at the O2 with P!nk and Rag'n'Bone Man The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir have once again achieved chart success after performing with famous singers Rag'n'Bone Man and P!nk for charity. The NHS choir performed alongside the superstars in front of a live crowd at the Brit Awards last week, performing their version of 'Anywhere Away from Here.' And the unlikely trio have broken into the top 10 of the UK Official Charts, achieving number nine. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir The special version of the song is all for charity, with all ...

A LOCAL historian has published a book thirty years in the making about Inverclyde during World War 2. Vincent Gillen's labour of love documents the untold story of brave actions and the voices of the people who lived through the war. The Greenock Telegraph has also played its part in the new title, which includes interviews with those who survived and features the legacies of others who sadly didn't come home. Author Vincent used contemporary reports from the Telegraph and Port Glasgow Express, among other published articles, as well as interviews and personal reminiscences. Vinc...

Virginia engages with the Union's ironclad, the USS Monitor, at the mouth of the James River. The battle lasts for more than four hours. While neither ship gains a decisive advantage, it is a strategic victory for the Union because the Virginia is unable to destroy any more of the Union's wooden fleet. May 10, 1862 May 11, 1862 Confederates destroy the CSS Virginia after the fall of Yorktown because it draws too much water to navigate up the James River and in order to ensure that it would not fall into Union hands. May 15, 1862 A force of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines a...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: Let's talk about 'Starship Troopers' and other science fiction and fantasy novels that became great films Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post Feb. 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Starship Troopers/Under the Skin/The Reposession MamboAce/Harvest/Harper - handout It's been too long since we've been to the movie theater, so join us as we refresh your memories of the experience. Specifically, let's talk about the great science fiction and fantasy novels that have wowed us on the big screen. Everyone has their classics. Lavie...