Above: Map of Ireland The uneasy calm in Northern Ireland began to break by the middle of the 1960's. Liberal Unionists were far from happy with Protestants remaining in power. Roman Catholics, inspired by the civil rights agitation of the Afro-Americans once more began to find their voice. In 1968 Londonderry and Belfast saw outbreaks of sporadic violence between the two sects. Above: Anti-Treaty IRA troops walking in Dublin Guerilla tactics were undertaken by a newly revived wing of the IRA ... Read More

Above: Map showing the borders between Poland and Czech Republic, and other countries of Central Europe (click map to enlarge) The Post World War I saw the outbreak of hostilities between Poland and Czechoslovakia over Teschen. It was an area rich in many ways - iron and textile industries, strategic rail connections and above all coalfields of Silesia. On 5th November 1918 the two countries formally agreed upon a borderline but neither was serious about abiding by it. Within a month, on ... Read More