“Never learned to hate” – Negro Leagues icon Buck O’Neil served with the U.S. Navy in WWII
By Jeremy P. Amick The late Buck O’Neil has ascended to icon status in the annals of professional baseball following his days as a player,…
Veteran Worked at Military Hospital in Vietnam During Famed Tet Offensive
Several weeks after graduating from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, in late spring 1966, the late Roger Buchta was drafted into the U.S. Army…
Captain Tom, The Man Who Raised Millions and Lifted Spirits, Passes at 100
Captain Sir Tom Moore, soldier, fundraiser and household name, has died aged 100. Known worldwide as “Captain Tom”, he’d recently been admitted to Bedford Hospital.…
The Last Round Up – From Mark Barnes
Dilip Sarkar is perhaps best known for his histories of airmen and people involved in the Battle of Britain. This volume considers some of the…
Two Superb Tank Histories From The Casemate Stable – Review by Mark Barnes
I spend a bit of time haunting a few tank pages on social media and there are clearly die hards out there who can spot…
How To Kill A Panther Tank – Review by Mark Barnes
We all know what a tough year it has been since the pandemic took hold and there has been little to cheer on the military…
Frituur Zorro Restorations Volume 2 – Review by Mark Barnes
I am especially pleased to see this wonderful book from our friends at Narwal in the Netherlands. When I reviewed the first volume I engaged…
One of World’s Most Decorated Resistance Fighters is now Commemorated at a Leading Five Star Hotel in London.
This courageous woman worked in and helped to organise sections of the French Resistance. During much of that time knowing that this former nurse, journalist…
World of Tanks Introduces Its First Update for 2021
Featuring: Italian heavy tanks, a modified Platoon system, and interface improvements January 25, 2021 — The beginning of a new year is the right time to…
The “Russian Spitfire” Completes Her Flight Testing
Affectionately known as the “Russian Spitfire” due to her combat heritage flying with the Soviet Air Force during WWII, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX PT879 has completed…
Face The FURY at The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum is offering movie buffs the opportunity to celebrate the Sherman tank in general – and one Hollywood star in particular – in…
Post-war Developments of the P-51D Mustang.
Arguably, one of the most successful fighters that emerged from WWII, was the North American P-51 Mustang. This advanced piston-engine fighter aircraft was built and…