Isle of Man war time B-17 crash remembered
Just before the end of World War Two in April 1945, troops back in Allied territory such as the UK and France began to relax…
TANK BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I – Review by Mark Barnes
This book was published over forty years ago by Ian Allan and back then it was presented in a larger format fitting in perfectly with…
5 Amazing Animals That Served In The Military Forces
Images Used (From left): (1) An iconic photograph of Bamse wearing a sailor’s cap of the Norwegian Navy during WWII (2) Lin Wang, the Asian…
WWII Amazing Stories: How a Handgun Shot Down a Fighter Plane!
How could a small weapon – a handgun – win over a bigger foe, a fighter plane? The year was 1943. It was the height…
A British truck refuelling a Messershmitt ?? – 10 Bf-109 photos and their pilots you may not have seen before
A German propaganda picture showing a British truck refuelling a BF 109 in the Channel Islands (Source: Bundesarchiv) Pilot Major Günther Rall when getting out…
Aussie 7th Div. drives Japanese into Borneo Jungle, welcomed by head hunting Dayak Tribes – by Hans Wiesman
By 1944, Nippon’s Imperial Navy was desperately fighting to stop the Allied Naval Forces in their island hopping swarming about to the North. The Indonesian…
German Special Forces: The Brandenburg Regiment
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…
Tiger 1 for sale! (image heavy).
Would you want to buy a Tiger? Or a replica, anyway. Here’s your chance! These gentlemen have made a replica and are selling it for…
US World War Two Raiders to receive Congressional Gold Medal
A group of World War Two heroes are to receive the US Congressional Gold Medal for their role in the war and are going to…
Japan reverts to its Imperial past – Rewriting of history textbooks in Japan
The role of Imperial Japan in the Second World War has already gone down as a dark chapter in history books. Japan’s treatment of its…
ALL ALONG THE CONTROL TOWER – Review by Mark Barnes
The Barten brothers are quite rightly noted for their automotive passions expressed in a series of genuinely lovely books of monochrome nostalgia. I repeat, this…
The escape of the ‘Orzel’ – an adventure of a Polish Submarine in WWII
There is no shortage of accounts of bravery and heroic escapes in the history of the Second World War. But there are very few stories…