Abdullah, Ruler of Jordan Although at first, Abdullah was regarded an idle and lazy man, he did turn out to be an effective ruler. And his is the only Hashemite kingdom that survived. That kingdom, Jordan, has since 1999 been ruled by Abdullah's...

Adenauer, Konrad The question of the German Rhineland kept the peacemakers busy. Ideally, it was to be a buffer zone between France and Germany, and various ideas were floated. Demilitarize the area, or make it part of France even. The inhabitants had...

Abdullah, Ruler of Jordan 1920 was a disastrous year for the Arabs: They lost Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and finally Mesopotamia as well. Britain and France were coming to an agreement on how to split up the area, in April 1920. Britain got the...

Machins Sometimes you need a little push to get going. That's what happened to me when I ordered an old postcard for my Peacemaking collection. The sender included two extra postcards, both modern, but both sent from here in Great Britain to Holland,...

Conclusion I'm back again! Sorry I took so long but sometimes with all the other stuff I have to write, my keyboard just dries up. Anyway, back with a vengeance. Well, hopefully anyway!I may have told you that I've made a bit of a restart on my...