Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior
Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…
LOVE LETTERS OF THE GREAT WAR – Review by John Henry Phillips
Inevitably, the next four years will play host to a flood of new books on the Great War. Some for the regular enthusiast, others for…
Commemorating Gliders Past and Present
Soldiers from the past and present gather together in Essex to commemorate the anniversary of the largest airborne operation during the Second World War. Operation…
Is the Marine Ecosystem at Risk Due to Navy Growth?
In March, the United States Navy presented its Northwest Testing and Training Plan (NWTT) to civilians. This gave both sides a chance for discourse on…
German Secret Weapons of WWII
Towards the end of World War II, Nazi scientists and engineers were working on a number of destructive and innovative devices. The Germans were losing…
WWI Time Capsule Finally Opened
The Battle of Somme was one of the most tragic events of WWI, leaving behind many dead soldiers on all sides. Private Edward Ambrose was…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 10: Tracks
The tracks were nos but were a motley selection of bits and pieces. One side was in ten link sections so I just had to…
German foe fulfilled dying wish of dead British soldier killed in Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was one of the most brutal encounters of the First World War when British forces and their Allies clashed with the…
Battle of the Somme’s Anonymous Hero May Be Identified
There is no question as to the immense amount of death and destruction wrought by the First World War. One popular bit of video shows…
WWII Explosive Found Live in Bangkok
Seven people when an old WWII explosive was discovered in Bangkok. Still live after all these years, the bomb also injured almost twenty workers. Not…
Effect of WWI on Modern Military Terms
Not only is just about every nation previously involved in WWI now celebrating its centenary, but many organizations which deal in history and/or education are…
A Fighter Plane from WWI is Completely Replicated
An SE5a fighter plane from WWI had been kept at the Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon for some time prior to the decision to…