The Way It Was – WWII 8th Air Force Vet’s Firsthand Account
During my twelve years of association with the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, I have had the opportunity to…
From Moscow to Stalingrad – Review by Mark Barnes
I’ve got books coming out of my ears but one that caught my eye is this tidy release from Casemate in their illustrated Militaria range.…
Operation Vengeance: Original Footage of Yamamoto’s Last Flight
In 1942, the Battle of Midway sealed the fate of the war in the Pacific. The course of the remaining campaigns was fairly certain. However,…
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
A mate of mine happened to call in and noted I had a copy of this superb book by Antony Beevor. “Oh, I went to…
Dog Tags – Lost and Found
They began with little more than an administrative importance but immediately became the dearest of keepsakes. The trifling piece of identification that would eventually morph…
Operation Pluto – The Oil/Gasoline Game of WWII
Seventy-four years ago this month, Operation Overlord was launched and the fighting in Normandy began. This operation was so important and so monumental that everyone…
Aviations Fans! Literally – Stay Cool with These
Flight-Fans is a scaled model of a real-world airplane turned into a desk fan for everyday life. If you’re like us, you still stop and…
24 images of the highly successful M18 Hellcat tank destroyer
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Davis Bruce was looking for a suitable armored fighting vehicle to form the bulk of his Tank Destroyer Force. Once offered an…
This “Accident” May Have Changed the Course of WWII
It’s fascinating to look at how history can be changed from a single incident, or in this case, accident. That is what happened during the…
Getting Along with Russians – 1944 American Army Guide
With World War II coming to an end in 1944, the United States War Department published a 57-page booklet entitled “A Pocket Guide to the…
New Exclusive Tours Explore Battlefields of World Wars in France
The National WWII Museum is taking travelers to the battlefields of France – which saw combat during World War I and World War II –…
Artillery Beasts – Railway Guns in 33 pictures
The idea of creating a huge-caliber gun on a railway platform dates from the 1800s when trains revolutionized the transport industry, but these Goliaths reached…