Images of War Roundup – By Mark Barnes
Here we go again with a roundup of recent Great War titles in the Images of War range from Pen & Sword publishers. For the…
Caesar’s elite Germanic Cavalry
By Ludwig H. Dyck During Gaius Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul (58-51 BC) and during the civil war (50-45 BC) that followed, Caesar commanded over…
Three Outstanding Books That Encapsulate The Battleship Age – From Seaforth
I’ve got six books about the Battle of Jutland on the ‘to do’ pile and I have to admit there is no way I will…
Recollections and Experiences of a United States Troop Carrier Squadron Officer in Normandy
In memory of Col. Frank W. Hansley (1917-2003) Air power was a key component to the Allied victory in WWII. The mobility and maneuverability of…
MILESTONES OF FLIGHT & THE BIG BOOK OF X-BOMBERS AND X-FIGHTERS – Review by Mark Barnes
I am a big fan of the illustrated books from Zenith Press. The company places a heavy emphasis on modern American history and presents it…
A motive of preservation – Air Force pilot from Missouri killed in action during Vietnam War
As a young man growing up in Tipton, Mo., James Franklin Lang had a fascination with the skies — an interest that later led to his…
AFTER YORKTOWN: THE FINAL STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE – Review by Nate Sullivan
The Battle of Yorktown is often grossly misrepresented in American textbooks. The narrative goes something like this: Cornwallis surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown and…
Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew
Ileen Lois was the name given to a B-17 bomber which was recovered in 2013, 69 years after it crashed in Lake Bolsena, the biggest volcanic…
The Day That Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel Sank The Soviet Battleship Marat
The 20-year-old Silesian pastor’s son, Ulrich Rudel, began his pilot training for the German Luftwaffe in 1936. Rudel volunteered for the new dive-bombing Stuka formations…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 4 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. June 4th 1940 – Operation Dynamo comes to an end.…
The Lost Tommies in Colour
In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 3 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On June 3rd, 1940 – the evacuations are winding down…