BILLY BISHOP – Review by Mark Barnes
In the annals of the Great War aces Billy Bishop is up there as number two after the Red Baron with seventy-two victories. But almost…
Gallipoli Battlefield Investigation Complete
A team of researchers, historians, and archaeologists from three countries has just completed the largest investigation of the Gallipoli battlefield to date. The project, which…
A Gallipoli Gunboat Is To Be Opened To the Public for a Centennial Commemoration
The only boat to have survived the battles in Gallipoli, a British vessel, is to be unveiled and open to the public for the very…
Second World War: Warsaw Uprising Given Sound and Colour
World War II’s Warsaw Uprising has been given sound and colour. The Second World War footage that was shot in black-and-white with no audio has…
AMX-30 – Review by Mark Barnes
Produced in Poland and aimed at the modeller this book comes from an extensive series of soft-backed A4 format bargains offering a good selection of…
‘A very impressive memorial’
French village provides backdrop for Missouri WWI memorial More than 4,500 miles from Mid-Missouri near the village of Cheppy, France, sits a memorial dedicated to…
Nazi Files Uncovered: Veterans Established an Illegal Army
It has been uncovered that manuscripts and documents had been created by Nazi Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS former members, describing and finalizing a secretive army which…
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.…