DAY OF THE PANZER by Mark Barnes
A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France… THE DAY OF THE PANZER A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France…
BORROWED SOLDIERS Americans Under British Command, 1918 by Mark Barnes
It was not all plain sailing. The New Yorkers counted a good many German and Irish Americans in their ranks… It is nice to read…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 6
Thursday 4th October. At 6.30 there was an optional excursion for the die hard re enactors, with a river assault and crossing in original WW2…
ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945
Without being cruel to Lloyd Clark, he does a certain amount of this… ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945 by Lloyd Clark Market Garden…
REVIEW: THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED The Elimination of German Surface Warships Around the World 1914-15
Think of the First World War at sea and you might inevitably turn to Jutland, because that awesome couple of days saw the most terrible…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 5
Wednesday 3rd October 6.30 wake up call by first Sergeant Shady 7.00 breakfast and break camp 9.00 we arrived at a small monument dedicated to…
NOT THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE
There is an other worldliness about Hong Kong that emphasises its distance from the UK. The sights and sounds of a city packed with millions…
THE ROLLS-ROYCE METEOR
The Meteor isn’t simply a Merlin with the supercharger removed! THE ROLLS-ROYCE METEOR – Cromwell and other applications. (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust No 35). Evans, McWilliams,…
ONCE UPON A TIME IN WAR. The 99th Division in World War II
What really impressed me is the honesty. There is no sugar coating or trying to portray the GI as movie heroes Lots of books are written…
FAMOUS 1914-1918
Britain lost one million souls during the war of 1914-18 and of the millions who came home to the ‘Land fit for heroes’ a number…
TO THE GATE OF HELL – The Memoir of a Panzer Crewman
Just to prove my theory that speed reading a few sections of a book is no way to prepare a review, I tried it with…