Last Surviving D-Day Tank Carrier Raised for Restoration
Landfall, or LCT 7074, is the last surviving UK tank carrier to have taken part in the D-Day landings (Operation Overlord on 6 June, 1944). …
REPORTING THE GREAT WAR – Review by Jim Grundy
A Missed Opportunity A book telling how the Great War was reported and how life changed for everyone, at home and in khaki, would be…
6 mind-boggling recent discoveries of WWII remnants
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Interior of Goebbels Bunker discovered in December 1997 (2) SS driver’s bunker discover in 1996 (3) WWII Kurt…
They Gave Their Lives
80,000 Sikhs fought and died for Britain in the two world wars. Over 400,000 Muslims fought for King and Empire in The Great War alone.…
Restoring the M33 Gunboat for the Commemoration of the Gallipoli Campaign
The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth is restoring the HMS M33 gunboat and preparing it for the commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign.…
WW2 Veteran from New York Receives Medals Nearly 70 Years After Serving
Earnest Love literally had to wait a lifetime for recognition of his efforts during WW2. Nearly 70 years after Love was wounded in a fierce…
World War One Gallipoli Campaign Ship HMS M33 to Regain Its Glory
The Gallipoli Campaign from World War One is set to be brought back to its old glory as the sum of £1.75m has been made…
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WW2 WEAPONS – Review by Mark Barnes
I don’t watch TV much beyond the evening news bulletin and a bit of soccer. My response to the deprivations of the small screen is…
Gestapo impostor tricked Nazi sympathizers in WWII
British citizens sympathetic to the Nazi cause and willing to pass on intelligence during World War II never suspected that Jack King wasn’t a Gestapo…
World War Two Era Fighter Plane Discovered at Midway Atoll
The remains of a sunken World War Two fighter plane known as P-40K Warhawk was uncovered by the Maritime archaeologists that were working with the…
D-Day Veteran Escapes From Nursing Home to Visit Normandy
Bernard Jordon, 89 left his care home in Sussex without notifying staff and was later reported missing to local police. Staff later discovered that he…
A WWII Veteran Recounts Aerial Reconnaissance Missions
In order to obtain key intelligence about the location, activities and movements of the enemy, the Allied Powers relied heavily on aerial reconnaissance. The photographs…