The Magnificent Seven – The Normandy Battlefields
I have been visiting Normandy for 35 years and living there for the last eighteen. As a fledgling battlefield tour guide in the early days,…
Did The C47 Pilots Nerves on D-Day Cause Casualties?
In order to further decrease the risk of collision, many pilots pushed the throttle forward and climbed to a height above the clouds, anywhere between…
D-Day: 75 Years on – An Aircraft Armada
Can you imagine it? Over 30 Dakotas in formation taking off from historic Duxford airfield, escorted by WWII fighters? What images do you conjure up…
Book Review: How Can Man Die Better- by Mark Barnes
Company volleys fired from these rifles created the loudest noise any living Zulu had ever heard in 1879. Their stopping power was brutal. If you…
The Czechoslovaks who Took on the Might of the Fascist Onslaught in the Battle of Kiev
The Czechoslovaks were put into action together with their Tank Battalion which included ten T-34/76 medium tanks, ten T-70 light tanks, and ten armored vehicles.…
Paul Woodadge: Filming the Battlefields of WWII
I am confident that the finished film will provide a rich experience that the WWII buff will appreciate and enjoy. As we progress into the…
The Hunger Field: The WW2 POW Camp.
The prisoners slept on the bare and damp earth. The toilets were insufficient, and the food was in short supply. On April 25, 1945, the…
The History of U.S. Military Sidearms
This pistol’s lethality made it virtually irreplaceable. The U.S. military has a long and storied history. Our brave soldiers have traveled across the globe in…
Washington-With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Washington was inaugurated as the First President of the United States on April 30, 1789. Henry “Light Horse” Harry Lee famously eulogized George Washington as,…
Scoping Out The Best Sight For The AR-10 Rifle
“It was a good combat weapon that never failed me,” In the rugged African Jungles and savannahs, Portuguese paratroopers used the AR-10 to flush out…
Book Review- CITY BOYS AT WAR
The Fairey Battles of the AASF were thrown at the enemy but suffered terrible losses It is quite understandable that books about the chaos of…
Book Review-Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
The period between the wars offered up all manner of oddities as governments and companies attempted to develop fighting vehicles that would be numerous, effective…