ARMOURED HUSSARS – Images of the Polish 1st Armoured Division 1939-47 – Review by Mark Barnes
Here we have an eagerly awaited book that does not take much reviewing. The author’s father Alexsander was a warrant officer who gave a life…
Vietnam Veteran Makes Living as Helicopter Pilot
A helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam has discovered that his area of the service is able to sustain his daily living as a career.…
Outlawed Nazi Uniforms Worn by Festival Patrons
Nazi uniforms are not allowed at the yearly 1940s Weekend, which is held in Haworth of West Yorkshire. The festival was a big draw for…
John Baskeyfield, VC, defended the Oosterbeek perimeter – School’s Renaming Opposed
The change in name of John Baskeyfield VC Primary School has been widely contested by parents as well as many with no relation to the…
ormer top-secret WWII & Cold War naval base may become a museum
Wales is potentially expecting a brand new national museum after discussions on what to do with a former communications base used by their navy in…
WARS, PESTILENCE AND THE SURGEON’S BLADE – Review by Phil Hodges
The shout from the virtual War History Online office of ‘Who wants a book on Military Medicine?’ fell initially on deaf ears. It’s a specialist…
Goodbye, Bill Ash – Texan RCAF Pilot, WWII POW Escape Artist (1917-2014)
Bill Ash, the adventurous native Texan who was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot during WWII and had attempted over a dozen of daring…
Conscientious Objectors and Their Legacy
The First World War had its fair share of conscientious objectors, people who did not wish to raise arms regardless of their views toward patriotism…
Digital Models Made of WWII Technology
There is no overstating the importance of WWII technology to the victory of the Allies in 1945. It has now been almost seventy years since…
Whiskey 7 Returns to Normandy for Anniversary
The Whiskey 7 is a C-47 war plane which took part in the D-Day invasions of the Second World War. In honor of the seventieth…
Tower of London Moat Converted to “Sea” of Poppies for WWI Centenary
The Tower of London moat will become a “sea” of poppies this summer to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the beginning of the First…
Painful Experience with Artillery Shell Recalled
A veteran of the Second World War who was directly struck by an artillery shell remembers his experience quite clearly. The man is Leslie Stainbrook,…