World War 2 | War History

Stug III – Review by Mark Barnes

Stug III: Author Mark Healy produced one of the finest books in the Haynes catalogue with his T-34 manual which appeared a few years back.…

US WWII bombers Found After 76 Years in Truk Lagoon

Project Recover has once again found the wreckage of several US planes in Truk Lagoon that were lost during World War II and given the…

Al Pacino: Dirty Dozen-Style Squad to Rid the US of the Fourth Reich

Al Pacino: The family stories we hear growing up shape our choices later in life and for some these personal accounts can give fruit to…

For Sale: Your Chance to Own an Aviation Legend

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During 1968, ‘Connie’ Edwards and additional members of the Confederate Air Force (as it was known then) visited Europe to purchase surplus military aviation (Warbirds),…

Baseball star turned broadcaster Joe Garagiola served with U.S. Army in WWII

Jeremy Amick

History is full of examples of overlaps in major league baseball and military service. From Stan “the Man” Musial’s naval service in WWII followed by…

Wreck Off Okinawa

Ian Harvey

Our thoughts are with his family RIP.

The Biggest Event in the World When It Comes to German WW2 Vehicles

This is the only event of its kind where you can get the chance to get up close and person with big German WW2 vehicles…

Help Return Bud to the Battlefields of WW2

Jack Beckett

Bud Gahs grew up in Baltimore. He built B-26s before enlisting and heading over to Europe as a frontline combat infantryman in the 42nd Infantry…

Iconic ‘Memphis Belle’ to Stop Flying

The ever-rising cost of insurance premiums of Memphis Belle, coupled with steadily rising fuel and labor costs have forced the hands of the board of…

We Lose Frank Losonsky Last of the AVG Flying Tigers Aged 99

Ian Harvey

The American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers was recruited under President Roosevelt before the Pearl Harbor attack dragged the USA into the Second World War in…

P-51D “Little Rebel” Yours For $2.5 Million

For sale –  1945 North American Aviation P-51D “Little Rebel” Some great back ground to the name of this Mustang. Cuthbert “Bill” Pattillo and his…

300 Strangers Attend Funeral for WW2 Hero Who Had no Family

Ian Harvey

A highly decorated WW2 veteran, who died with no family, was given a grand send-off when hundreds of people turned up to ensure he was…