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…
Veteran overcomes early obstacles through service in Army and Air Force
Growing up with dyslexia, James Thompson faced many challenges in his early learning experiences, which tempered his ambitions toward pursuing an education in future years.…
Spielberg called it “hugely ambitious,” ‘1917’ Movie Trailer is Finally Out
Titled “1917”, it’s the first production of Sam Mendes since Skyfall and Spectre. The movie will be set in times of the Great War and…
Hubert Rothove Served as Halftrack Driver in Europe During WWII
A 20-year-old Hubert Rothove left his father’s farm near the Osage County community of Folk to travel to the county seat of Westphalia on June…
Verdun 1916 – Two Great Books Revealing Much About One of the Greatest Battles in History
I regret I have never ventured far into reading about the Eastern Front of World War One, in part because it seems so distant, but…
Saved at the tip! Century-old postcard from D H Lawrence
A postcard penned by celebrated English writer and poet D H Lawrence to a young woman in Nottinghamshire more than 100 years ago almost ended…