Three Recent Titles Available from Pen & Sword – Rewieved by Mark Barnes
Eighty years ago an uncle I never met enjoyed fifteen minutes of fame as a war hero, but it came at a cost I cannot…
Book – “How Easy Company Became a Band of Brothers”
Band of Brothers: Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne was one of many cohesive units which served with distinction during World…
Lone Wolf – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Hands up anyone who has heard of Richard Playne Stevens. I hadn’t before I read this intriguing book by aviation historian Andy Saunders and I’m…
Sad News, Bennie Adkins, Vietnam Warrior & Hero, Dead at 86
Presented with the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in 2014, Bennie Adkins distinguished himself as a war hero during three tours of duty…
F4U Mountain rescue – New Video Uses Veteran’s Account
Yarnhub a relatively new YouTube channel has been pumping out lots of historical content in a mixture of 2d and 3d. Recently they tackled the…
Capt Tom: Sets Fund-Raising Record of $33 Million in Support of UK Hospitals
Capt Tom Moore who is 99-years-old, planned to raise money for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The intent was to support the government agency…
Secret Shrine to Son Killed in WW1 Bricked up for a Century Revealed
Second Lieutenant Hubert Guy Pierre Alphonse Rochereau, the warrior son of a distinguished military family, whose ancestors had served under Napoleon, it ended for him…
Fantasy Hanger – Spitfire For Sale Yours for Just $2 Million
Spitfire Mk FR.XVIIIe SM845 was built at Chattis Hill, England in 1945 and it was delivered to 39 MU (Maintenance Unit) on May 30, that…
History Hack – Fantastic Podcasts Beating Lockdown Blues
Timing, as they say is everything. With everyone currently at home under confinement there has never been a better time to launch a series of…
Corsair For Sale – Yours for $3.5 Million
In 1979 the Honduran Military decided to sell all their ageing fleet of seven remaining Corsair Fighters. Built in 1951 for the US Navy. Its…
Lightning Strikes Twice – American Hannibal of the Revolutionary War
It is dawn, August 2, 216 BC and lightning is about to strike the Roman Republic. On a ridge overlooking the expansive plain, Hannibal Barca…
Farewell to US 82nd AB James ‘Maggie’ Megellas
James ‘Maggie’ Megellas, one of the US Army’s most decorated officers, who served in the 82nd Airborne Division, died peacefully at home a few weeks…