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Death or glory: Why Teddy Roosevelt wanted to send cavalry into No Man’s Land | History | News
[ad_1] 1,000 horsemen storming at full gallop across the battlefield (Image: Getty) The last major German offensive on the Western Front was launched 105 years ago this weekend. The Second Battle of the Marne proved a decisive turning point in the First World War – though not for the reasons the German high command had…
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Baize of glory: How snooker survived throughout history | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Rub of the green: Star Steve Davis in 1985 (Image: Getty) It is a game of subtlety and mystery – a slow-paced affair, in an increasingly fast-paced world. The critic Clive James dubbed it “chess with balls”. And he was quite right: snooker blends depth with the dynamism of the best elite-level sport. It…