Taking The First Step

Pit Closures Back in the 1980s we were just starting to feel the effects of the Maggie’s Pit closures. I was at Peterlee College in 1988 and I wasn’t really getting anywhere. I was merely treading water. After a few upheavals and personal quandaries I decided to go...

A Punk History of Squaddies on Screen

Before we get to the meat and potatoes of this week’s piece, you might be wondering – what’s the difference between a Punk Military Historian and a real one? The answer is, of course, research. Tony Beevor and Max Hastings, for example, spend yonks in dusty libraries,...
A Punk Guide to one-man armies

A Punk Guide to one-man armies

UKSF shopping in Nairobi for milkI’m sure I’m not alone in having a man-crush on the anonymous UKSF soldier (a ‘Senior NCO’ it was revealed, surprising absolutely nobody) who went shopping in downtown Nairobi and ended up performing a spot of live-action Call of duty...