Warship Books At Their Best From Seaforth Publishing
We were looking at the battleship Vanguard only recently. She was a ship designed in reaction to recent trends, intended to counter new arrivals on…
Skorzeny Was to Kidnap Stalin, Churchill & Roosevelt in WWII
In October 1943, the Germans cracked a coded message from the US Navy. With that, they were able to determine that the leaders of the…
Italian Farmer Held as a POW in Missouri During WW2
Born in January 1920 in a small village in northern Italy, Enrico Sesenna grew up the youngest of nine sons. As a child, he toiled…
The Rum-Loving Monkey Who Crash-Landed in a B-17 During WW2
Back in April 1943, in the depths of the Second World War, an American B-17 crash landed in the seaside town of Clonakilty, County Cork,…
WWI veteran Survived Spanish Flu Pandemic, Had Sons in Navy & Army in WWII
Eugene Earle Amick Sr. has been described as a self-made man who achieved career success as the youngest bank president in Missouri, while armed only…
He Trained With The Infantry, Served as an Actor & Journalist in WWII
After graduating high school in Kansas City, a young Lon Gilbert Amick followed his older brother’s footsteps by attending William Jewell College in nearby Liberty.…
The British German Reenactor Who Applied for the Role as The Napoleon Impersonator
You may have seen a story across all news platforms this week with regards to the island of St. Helena looking for a Napoleon impersonator.…
Reviewed: The Last British Battleship
I’ve been reviewing warship related books for quite some time and make no apology for being a huge fan of them. I come from a…
Fort Wellington best preserved, British Military Fort
Fort Wellington on the St Lawrence river at Prescott in Canada is the best preserved, British Military Fort of the 1812 War with the United…
Nuclear Bunker in Canada
Taking the 417 Trans Canada Highway northwest from Ottawa for around 22 kilometres after a few more turns at Kanata take Carp Road and you…
10 Shermans Go Into Restoration. A Wheatcroft Collection Update
The Wheatcroft Collection has around 200 items, including more than 130 vehicles, of which 88 are tanks. The majority of the collection is of German,…
German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War
German tanks of World War II continue to enjoy a great deal of attention with books appearing constantly while website chatter seems endless. Only this…