‘Most memorable times’ – Local veteran discusses World War II service in Women’s Army Corps
By Jeremy P. Ämick While World War II continued to unfold during the early 1940s, a young woman from the state of California believed there…
President John F Kennedy’s DC-3 Gift To Mobutu Found Back In Congo, SOS For The Scrapper
Chaotic Start of the Congo State. Until 1960, the Congo was under Belgian Colonial rule. On June 30 of that year, a huge new Central African…
A STREET IN ARNHEM – The Agony of Occupation and Liberation – Review by Mark Barnes
Like a lot of people my exposure to the epic of Arnhem began with Cornelius Ryan in 1974 and I still have my original copy…
The Igman March: Jugoslav Resistance Fighters Risked Freezing to Death to Escape From Nazi Encirclement – By Edin Hardauš
The breakthrough and escape of the 1st Proletarian Brigade, led by Koca Popovic, through the German encirclement is known as The Igman March. This breakthrough…
PANZER – The German Tanks Encyclopedia – Review by Mark Barnes
This is the first book I have seen from this publisher from sunny Aix-en-Provence and if they’re all like this l want to see many…
Those left behind – Army veteran discusses combat service with Vietnamese Rangers
By Jeremy P. Amick The stories of veterans can often vary among the different branches of services and the types of military duties for which…
The Secret Nazi V-3 Super Gun – By Robby Houben
The V-3 gun, or Vergeltungswaffe 3 was one of Germany’s wonder weapons developed to change the aggravating tide of war. This Nazi supergun was designed…
MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – A Biographical Directory of The Few – Review by Mark Barnes
No complaints from me but the Battle of Britain commemoration seemed to be quite an extended affair with flypasts and all manner of stuff going…
YANKS AND LIMEYS – Review by Mark Barnes
However serious a student of World War II you are and whether you live in Boston, Massachusetts or Boston, Lincolnshire, the story of the Anglo-American…
‘A job to do’ – Army veteran discusses WWII service in North Africa and Italy
By Jeremy P. Amick When Forest Clark began working at the former Tweedie Footwear Corporation in Jefferson City, Mo., in December 1941, the United States’…
VOICES FROM THE FRONT – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
I want to let Peter Hart tell you what his excellent new book is about: “This is an oral history of the British military involvement…
DON McCULLIN – The New Definitive Edition – Review by Mark Barnes
This is not a war book per se and it is certainly not a history book, so you might ask why is it being reviewed…