Jack Beckett

Jack Beckett has been editor since 2012. Huge fan of war history and rural history and a motorbike rider.

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Articles by Jack Beckett:

When Cavalry Captured A Fleet Trapped In Ice – A Unique Event In Military History

Fifty miles north of Amsterdam in the depths of the freezing winter of 1795, a fleet lay at anchor. It sat upon the Zuiderzee, a…

With Napoleon Away On Land, Admiral Nelson Smashes The French Fleet At Alexandria

Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, the rising star of the British Royal Navy, had been pursuing the fleet of the French Republic around the Mediterranean for the…

Original D-Day footage: US Troops Storm The Beaches Of Normandy

The tide of the Second World War turned on the 6th of June, 1944, changing the course of history forever. On the shores of Normandy,…

The Monstrous 18 litre V8 Ford GAA: The Biggest Petrol V8 Ever Built That Powered The Sherman Tank

THE FORD GAA We take a look at the development history and features of an engine that powered the M4 Sherman and other vehicles. Starting…

Controversial: These Household Names Worked With The Third Reich During WWII

Kodak The famous camera company’s German branch actually used slave labor from German concentration camps. Several European branches of Kodak did extensive business with the…

The Battle of Karnal: Cannon Mounted Camels v War Elephants

Nader’s dark eyes flashed fiercely and his black beard bristled as he watched the decimated Mughal infantry crash into his centre. He was stationed with…

Help bring together two WW2 veterans – former enemies & now best friends

Graham Stevenson (Sherwood Rangers) and Charley Koenig (21st Panzer Division) fought each other the desert 75 years ago. Now they are best friends. Please help…

BARN FIND P-51 Mustang for Sale – $4.5 million

The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is one of the most iconic fighters / fighter-bombers that is single-seated and was used during World…

Teddy Roosevelt & The Charge of the Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Heights

Roosevelt’s Rough Riders had been taking fire all morning. They were pinned down, lying flat in the negligible cover of the reeds, rushes and tall…

A Poignant Reminder of WWI Could Soon Disappear: The Dressing Station at Aix-Noulette by Suzanne Make

On the front of a crumbling, derelict building in a sleepy corner of the small town of Aix-Noulette, Pas de Calais, France, you can just…

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Rome’s Greatest Defeat And The Broken Remnants of a Glorious Army

Varus was crushed. His feet and hands and mind were numb with the freezing rain. His legions, so splendid and untouchable only days before, were…

Rudolf von Ribbentrop Wounded Five Times & Awarded Germany’s Highest Award in WWII

Joachim von Ribbentrop is well known as the Nazi diplomat and foreign minister who negotiated the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union and…