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UNKNOWN WARRIOR – JHP: Review by John Henry Phillips

Phil Hodges
UNKNOWN WARRIOR

The concept of aeroplanes being used in a war as early as World War One has always fascinated me. Although, this interest did not quite…

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historical Air Force events

This is an article on a U.S. Air Force veteran, who witnessed some very amazing event in Air Force history: Veteran witnessed firsthand many historical…

BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS: Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS

Sticking to my tried and tested formula of nostalgic whimsy, I could wax lyrical about the glory days of the aviation industry in the UK…

BAPTISM OF FIRE: Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
BAPTISM OF FIRE

During the early spring of 1939 the tragic consequences of Appeasement began to bear fruit. Following the Nazi dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, the Hungarian regime led…

Digging the Trenches: Review by Phil

Phil Hodges
Digging the Trenches

With the hundredth anniversary of WW1 looming in the next few weeks the books on the subject are coming in thick and fast, and let…

IMAGES FROM THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

A work colleague of mine called me over to look at a page from the Times Literary Supplement, a worthy title I work on every…

Racketeers of Europe: Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
Racketeers of Europe

It is mid-1930s Europe and we have a compilation of the pre-war newspaper articles by William Archer Sholto Douglas, an American fire-eating journalist in the…

Drone Warfare: Review by Phil

Phil Hodges
Drone Warfare

Drone warfare. At first I thought it sounded like an apt title for this book. However, the more I read the more I became fascinated and…

Air Force veteran: ‘They are our support’

Air Force veteran

Air Force veteran praises the support of the military spouse By Jeremy P. Amick Russellville, Mo., resident Larry Crocker obtained a twofold appreciation for the…

Enemy on the Euphrates: Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
Enemy on the Euphrates

Turn on the TV news any time now and you will see that unhappy land of Iraq seized in another bout of murderous sectarian turmoil.…

We anchored just off of Utah Beach

World War II service of Merchant Marine saved for posterity June 6, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins. This date, known as “D-Day,” generally…

ISANDLWANA – How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
Zulus

I make no excuses for loving the film Zulu. I know it isn’t entirely accurate and, as the author of this book tells us, has…