Stug III – Review by Mark Barnes
Stug III: Author Mark Healy produced one of the finest books in the Haynes catalogue with his T-34 manual which appeared a few years back.…
US WWII bombers Found After 76 Years in Truk Lagoon
Project Recover has once again found the wreckage of several US planes in Truk Lagoon that were lost during World War II and given the…
Al Pacino: Dirty Dozen-Style Squad to Rid the US of the Fourth Reich
Al Pacino: The family stories we hear growing up shape our choices later in life and for some these personal accounts can give fruit to…
For Sale: Your Chance to Own an Aviation Legend
During 1968, ‘Connie’ Edwards and additional members of the Confederate Air Force (as it was known then) visited Europe to purchase surplus military aviation (Warbirds),…
Baseball star turned broadcaster Joe Garagiola served with U.S. Army in WWII
History is full of examples of overlaps in major league baseball and military service. From Stan “the Man” Musial’s naval service in WWII followed by…
“Missing” – Review by Mark Barnes
It is to my constant regret that I didn’t begin my pilgrimage to the Great War battlefields until a few years into this century. That…
All the Mayhem in Sam Mendes’ 1917 is Real, Not CGI
It turns out the amazing battle scenes in Sam Mendes’ film 1917 were so realistic because they were mostly real. The actors in the movie…
Wreck Off Okinawa
Our thoughts are with his family RIP.
The Biggest Event in the World When It Comes to German WW2 Vehicles
This is the only event of its kind where you can get the chance to get up close and person with big German WW2 vehicles…
Help Return Bud to the Battlefields of WW2
Bud Gahs grew up in Baltimore. He built B-26s before enlisting and heading over to Europe as a frontline combat infantryman in the 42nd Infantry…
Iconic ‘Memphis Belle’ to Stop Flying
The ever-rising cost of insurance premiums of Memphis Belle, coupled with steadily rising fuel and labor costs have forced the hands of the board of…
We Lose Frank Losonsky Last of the AVG Flying Tigers Aged 99
The American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers was recruited under President Roosevelt before the Pearl Harbor attack dragged the USA into the Second World War in…