BATTERED yet unbowed, the Tower of London became a symbol of resistance and fortitude as the Nazi Blitz raged. Now this ...

But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol ... the early 19th Century transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses ... and New Zealand wear the red flowers on November 11 each year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1918 armistice (Remembrance Day).

The red flower is closely tied to Remembrance Day ... The opening stanza reads: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks ...

For over 100 years, the red crepe poppy has been worn as a symbol of the sacrifice of our military men and women who have ...