Tag: World War 1

Cole Toury Releases 4 Track EP ‘Faraway Places’

October 15, 2018

Cole Toury has just released a moving tribute to the soldiers of World War 1, the Great War, the “war to end all wars”. Released on 11 October, ahead of the 100th anniversary of World War 1, on 11 November 2018, the 4 track EP, ‘Faraway Places’, features melodic pop songs which tell their stories.

Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero

August 10, 2018

‘Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero’ is more than just a feel good film, it also provides some insight into a little known fact of the history of World War 1, the important role animals played on the battlefields in France. I took my two youngest sons, aged 12 and 15 to see the film, and it was a revelation to them to discover at the end, when we were shown photos of the real Robert Conroy and Stubby, that the film was based on factual events.

‘Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero’ In Cinemas Today

August 10, 2018

With the “War to End All Wars” looming, the life of Army “doughboy” Robert Conroy (Logan Lerman, Fury, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Percy Jackson & The Olympians) is forever changed when the little stray dog with a stubby tail wanders into his training camp, where Conroy gives his new friend a meal, a name, a family and a chance to embark on an adventure that would define a century.