90 Years After the Suitcase was Stowed Away, it Was Discovered in 2014
In 1916, a heartbroken mother, Sarah Ambrose, placed her dead son’s personal effects into a brown leather suitcase and stored it in the attic, where…
Two Excellent Titles from Casemate Publishers – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
The WHO Reviews department has moved to a new location. The exercise has taken many months to complete and dealing with lawyers and organising utilities…
New Video Uses Veteran’s Account, The Moving Wartime Rescue Story
A fascinating take from the guys at Yarnhub on this video on this wartime rescue that emphasized the close bond between 2 brave men in…
When the 101st Airborne Saved Friend and Foe
This is an extraordinary and unusual tale of bravery from D Day! It shows the biggest victories in war don’t always mean death and destruction.…
T-54 MBT For Sale Perfect For Nipping to the Shops
A very popular model among the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, it was built with a license in countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia.…
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Yarnhub a relatively new YouTube channel has been pumping out lots of historical content in a mixture of 2d and 3d.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…