In the late 1980s, Saddam Hussein, bogged down in a stalemated war with Iran, changed tactics. He launched ballistic missiles at Tehran and other cities in what became known as the “War of the Cities, ...

Their hair was cut and their tunics were taken away. They were only given a cloak for all weather. Repulse of Pyrrhus’ army from Sparta, the city with no walls. Drawing by Edmund Ollier, 1882. Public ...

First run in 1890, the Stradbroke Handicap is one of the oldest Queensland races. Pyrrhus won the inaugural event when it was a principal race run over six furlongs. During the war the race was not ...