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‘Medley of medals’ World War II veteran awarded French medal, donates German medal

World War II veteran

By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to December 7, 1941, World War II had not fully awakened America since the unexpected devastation from the bombing of…

BATTLESHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
BATTLESHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY

I talk to military history professionals and dedicated punters all the time and it is interesting how often I hear reservations about the Images of…

UNDERSTANDING THE SOMME 1916 – Review Dr Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne
SOMME

Battlefield guide books!? We didn’t use guide books on the Somme in ma day lad, we just got on with it and found out for…

THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY THEN AND NOW – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY

The seventieth anniversary of the end the Second World War in Europe will be commemorated in May. Whether it will be like D-Day with politicians…

‘Blood of innocents’ Bavarian immigrants murdered near Lohman, Mo., during the Civil War

Bavarian immigrants

By Jeremy P. Amick William Tecumseh Sherman, a renowned Union general who served during the Civil War, has been credited with the simple, unadorned quote:…

CONTINENTAL VERSUS REDCOAT – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
REDCOAT

I am really stepping into the dark with this one and getting way outside my comfort zone. I don’t have anything like a decent knowledge…

Great War books round up – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
Great War books

Great War books have been coming thick and fast and while it is true that a good many are part of a well established blueprint,…

THE EYES OF THE DESERT RATS – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
THE EYES OF THE DESERT RATS

It doesn’t take much of an imagination to picture a dusty landing ground miles behind the front line being shocked into life in the dead…

EVACUEES – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
EVACUEES

It’s not often I read a book in complete silence and am left in such a state of mind after completing it. It was an…

U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: Finding the second-largest naval war grave in the Channel & it’s a Kriegsmarine wreck (image heavy)

BACK WHEN YOU COULD COUNT the number of trimix divers in the UK on the fingers of two hands, I began working on a list…

SCAPEGOAT – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
SCAPEGOAT

The loss of Britain’s imperial possessions in the Far East at the end of 1941 and in to the next year was nothing less than…

UNDERGROUND WARFARE 1914 – 1918 – Review by Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne
UNDERGROUND WARFARE

Thousands of miners on both sides joined their countries’ armies in the Great War.  In Britain, during 1914/15 the output of the pits was put…