‘Dorset’s Schindler’ Mr Chadwick Rescued 669 Children from Czechoslovakia
Meet a British war hero who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis. The Trevor Chadwick Memorial Trust is crowdfunding a bronze statue of…
Does this German Ship hold a Famous Russian Treasure…?
Does this sunken German steamship shipwreck contain the lost treasures of Russia’s Amber Room? An intrepid diving team certainly think so. After locating the wreck…
“Big Lizzie” met 2 Russian Blackjacks Last Week off the Coast of Scotland
British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth – also known as “Big Lizzie” – docked at Portsmouth last week, following a close shave with Russian jets. Where…
Cameras, Combat and Courage – Review by Mark Barnes
It seems like a long time since I told you about the compelling Shooting Vietnam by Dan Brookes and the late Bob Hillerby. These two…
Proposed “D-Day Land” Attraction in Normandy Opposed by Veterans But Loved by Others
Are French businessmen planning to “Disneyfy” the D-Day landings? That’s the charge being levelled at a group of creatives wanting to open a multi-million dollar…
UH-1H Huey MEDEVAC for Sale!
1966 UH-1H Huey in restored condition, S/N 66-1080. This helicopter is #2 of 3 MEDEVAC helicopters that I’m restoring, some of the pics are of…
Pickett’s Charge: Nothing but Glory
At exactly 2:25 PM, Confederate Colonel Edward Porter Alexander scribbled this note and rushed it off to General George Pickett: ”If you are coming at…
US Navy Commissions Newest Destroyer the USS Delbert D. Black
USS Delbert D. Black is the newest destroyer in the US Navy and officially began service on September 26, 2020. It required more than a…
Being a WWII Historian WW2TV Show – October 12th
In 2016, in a Guardian article titled ‘Big Books by Blokes about Battles – Why is History Still Written Mainly By Men?”, Sir Antony Beevor…
Haynes salutes British and Commonwealth Infantrymen with poignant manual ahead of Remembrance Sunday
Haynes is this month commemorating the British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Second World War by releasing the British Infantryman Operations Manual. The manual,…
Midway: Six Minutes of Fury
It was just after 10 AM, June 4, 1942 over Midway, and Air Group Commander C. Wade McClusky Jr. had a tough decision on his…
Defy The Covid Gloom With Four Books From Pen & Sword Stable – Review by Mark Barnes
Our reviewer sorts out the mess in his ‘to do’ pile after a difficult few months. [Where were we? Oh yes, I remember; I review…