THE GREAT RETREAT – Review by Mark Barnes
This being the bicentenary year of the Battle of Waterloo there is an increased interest in all things Napoleonic. There is a lot to read…
Lady Pilot of WWII – Mary Ellis still loves to fly the ‘Spitfire’
Mostly, war is considered to be a field for men, but there is no shortage of tales of bravery and gallantry shown by women during…
USS Hornet Sunk by Japanese Torpedoes [WATCH]
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…
Some myths about the start of the Revolutionary War of America
The towns of Concord and Lexington saw the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Although the outcome of the war is well known among historians…
B-17E bomber resurrected as memorial to World War Two soldiers
A B-17E bomber, which is an early model of the World War Two famous Flying Fortress, is the only remaining aircraft of its kind the…
GALLIPOLI – Review by Mark Barnes
We started planning for it years ago but it wasn’t until last September that my gang of mates made it to Gallipoli. I’d read a…
A Hollywood portrayal of ‘Operation Olympian’ – a daring escape from a German camp
One of the most daring prison escapes of the Second World War is now going to be turned into a Hollywood movie. The stars of…
Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part I
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an extract from his book The Liberator …
Timeline of American Civil War – some important dates and events
It has been 150 years since the end of America’s deadliest conflict, the American Civil War, in which an estimated 750,000 Americans died fighting each…
World War Two mass grave discovered and excavated in Poland
A mass grave has been discovered in south east Poland. The grave is thought to date from World War Two and contains the remains of…
‘Vietnam War’ – what Vietnamese people think of the conflict
There are always two sides to a story, and if the story is about a war, surely it has various dimensions. For a historian, it…
‘Victory of Love’ in the Time of War and Chaos – WWII weddings tell amazing stories of resilience and love
During the Second World War, numerous stories emerged of young people getting married amid all the chaos and destruction. One could argue that in times…