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:

Original D-Day footage: US Troops storm the Beaches of Normandy (Watch)

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,…

Help the Captain make this WW2 movie happen: Calling veterans, airborne fans, reenactors & historians

More intel regarding how to audition, apply for production positions or help out in general will be forthcoming soon but right now we need your…

He put up such a fight in captivity that the Viet Cong executed him out of frustration

Captain Humbert Roque Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965), affectionately called “Rocky,” was an officer of the United States Army. He went on…

Wounded, He Sacrificed Himself to Clear the way for his Platoon – James Stokes, VC

Private James Stokes’ thirtieth birthday was February 6th, 1945. On the 1st of March, less than one month later, he came to the end of…

Calling all Airborne fans, Dale Dye needs your help to make a D-DAY movie about the 82nd Airborne

As an actor and military technical adviser, Dale Dye has been the driving force behind some of the most beloved and revered war epics. He…

This Heroic US Coastguard Signalman Sacrificed Himself To Save 500 Of His Fellows At Guadalcanal

The United States Coast Guard was founded on a tradition of taking small boats into dangerous conditions to save lives. This skill made Coast Guard…

The WW2 Battle Of North Cape, And The Utter Destruction Of The German Battleship Scharnhorst

It was wholly dark. In the sea north of Tromsø in Norway, the great German battleship Scharnhorst was on a mission to sink an Allied…

The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome

Rome, the city that had ruled the world, was in chaos. To the north-west, a great pillar of dirty smoke rose skywards from the Gardens…

Constantinople: Holding The Walls At All Costs

At dawn, the leaders of the defense gazed out west from the walls of Constantinople. The two Byzantine commanders, Bonus and Sergius, did not speak…

The WW2 Battle Of North Cape, And The Utter Destruction Of The German Battleship Scharnhorst

It was wholly dark. In the sea north of Tromsø in Norway, the great German battleship Scharnhorst was on a mission to sink an Allied…

The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome

Rome, the city that had ruled the world, was in chaos. To the north-west, a great pillar of dirty smoke rose skywards from the Gardens…

Outnumbered Ten To One – Rallying To The Flag Until The End At Maiwand

It was the 27th of July, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men…