A WEEK IN GALLIPOLI – Part 6 – By Mark Barnes
Mark Barnes relives his climb from Anzac to Lone Pine via Plugge’s Plateau Within two hours of getting ashore on the 25th of April the…
POINTBLANK DIRECTIVE – Review by Mark Barnes
We’ve been plugging away at this books lark for a while now and I hope you’ll stick with us. You will note the team has…
Left to Rot: World War Two and Nazi-Era Buildings That Have Been Left Empty For Decades
Decades after Hitler and his soldiers fought World War Two and wiped out many Jewish people through its concentration camps, some of the magnificent buildings…
War vet receives gift that is out of this world
World War II veteran, Trevor Watkins, first learned how to fly a Tiger Moth plane 72 years ago when he was just 19 years old. …
Nightmares remind vet of Burma railway experiences
PoW survivor Fred Seiker shares his experiences as a WWII prisoner of war who was forced to construct the Burma Railway, which was completed 71…
Lost WWII Aircraft Recovered From Lake Maskoka
A search and rescue mission over Lake Maskoka of Ontario in 1940 resulted in the loss of a Northrup A17 Nomad and two servicemen. While…
AMATEUR GUNNERS – Review by Wayne Osborne
If you are interested in Great War artillery or animals in the war or if you are interested in the rise of the British Army…
Was It British Incompetence That Sealed The Fate of the Palmach Raid?
The first operation of the newly formed Israeli commando force called the Palmach, ended in mystery on May 18, 1941. A unit of 23 Israeli…
A Look at How Paris Looked Like When It Was Liberated From the Nazis 70 Years Ago
About 70 years ago, Paris was liberated from the Nazis and images captured by a photographer at the time tell the story of how the…
Swiss company apologizes for pictures of dictators on coffee creamers
Swiss coffee lovers were shocked this week when they discovered pictures of Mussolini and Hitler on dairy creamers found in restaurants owned by retail giant…
English Family Builds a Battlefield for the Great War at Norwich Home
An English family has built a World War one Battlefield at their home in Norwich. In order to create scenes to observe the 100th anniversary…
Russian Game Publishers Win With WWII Era Tanks
Gaijin Entertainment and Wargaming are two Russian video game developers and publishers that have had recent success with their World War II themed games. Both…