Artificial Harbor Aided Normandy Landings
The artificial harbor was a massive invention of the Second World War, and still lies unused on the beaches today. Its creation and use was specifically…
HAL MOORE and STEMMING THE TIDE – Book Reviews by Mark Barnes
The qualities of leadership examined: Two excellent books taking us from the Great War to the Highlands of Vietnam expose how the qualities a…
British Military Prowess in the Normandy Landings
The British military, along with that of the Soviet Union, was responsible for a great majority of the work that the Allied forces did in…
Questionable Intentions of D-Day Celebrations
Many D-Day celebrations have already occurred with the seventieth anniversary of the event just around the corner, and they are by no means over yet.…
The Secret Life of Marian Kaufman
Back during the Second World War, spies like Marian Kaufman provided a vital service of which few were aware. Utilizing a sophisticated knowledge of Morse…
A Bevy of Info at the Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum has always hosted a great deal of information regarding the First World War, but now they are doing so online. Their…
Captain Leslie Skinner Saved Lives at D-Day
Captain Leslie Skinner is the name of an army chaplain who was vital to the survival of many during the invasion of Normandy which has…
BUCCANEER BOYS – Review by Mark Barnes
If things seem bad today, then a look at the 1960s shows a time when the fortunes of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces were really beginning…
Town of Garden Home Celebrates Deceased Airman
Lieutenant Robert Strong touched down in Garden Home, Oregon, almost seventy years ago. The WWII airman was not making a scheduled landing, but rather bailing…
MUST READ – Commander Rudder (2nd Rangers) 10 years later – I Took My Son to Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach
FROM HISTORIES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS PREPARED BY THE ARMY HISTORICAL DIVISION. – By W. C. HEINZ Thank you to our friends at OldMagazineArticles.com for…
Remains of missing airmen found in B.C. 70 years after their plane vanished
Remains found at the scene of a plane crash over seventy years old may be the key to unlocking one of several lost-persons mysteries which…
‘A floating gas station’
Russellville veteran describes service aboard USS Hassayampa By Jeremy P. Amick As the co-owner of a restaurant, Dana Frisby is fortunate that he is able…