The World Of The Battleship
I come from a family with a seafaring tradition and although it skipped my direct branch because my father preferred khaki to blue in 1939…
The Desert Fox: A Formidable Adversary – Even To His Own Side
War hero or anti-Semitic Nazi villain? Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is, to this day, the subject of heated debate – a historical enigma once praised…
How One Navy SEAL was Awarded the MoH for Saving Another MoH Recipient
When a draft notice came to Thomas Rolland Norris, he hoped to become a Navy pilot. But when visual acuity and depth perception issues became…
Scirè, The Italian Royal Navy Submarine
The Scirè was a small Italian coastal submarine that entered service in April 1938. Its name commemorates an Italian victory in Ethiopia in March 1936.…
Next British Fifty-Pound Note Could Feature The Incredible Resistance Fighter Noor Inayat Khan
The Bank of England has announced that it will be issuing a new polymer-based fifty-pound note at some point in the early 2020s. This announcement…
And Now You Can Park a ‘Tank’ on Your Driveway
The Funtrak ‘Panzer’ is a new concept in fun vehicles. Designed and built in the same way that real tanks are made, it is a personal vehicle…
B-24 “Hot Stuff” – The Forgotten Bomber That Broke the Memphis Belle’s Record First
The B–24 bomber crew of the “Hot Stuff” had a distinguished career and became the first heavy bomber crew to complete 25 missions. But due…
The Many & Varied Weapons of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between firstly the French and Viet Minh guerrillas, then later between the US, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), and the…
Joe Medicine Crow: Last War Chief Of The Crow Nation & Last Ever War Chief Of The Plains Indians
Joe Medicine Crow, the last individual to become a war chief in the crow nation. To do this he had to complete the 4 tasks…
Levi Oakes honored as a Mohawk Code Talker in a Ceremony in Ottawa
In 2002, Nicholas Cage starred in Windtalkers as a soldier assigned to protect a Navajo soldier who used his native language as an unbreakable code.…
NEW BOOK reveals TOP SECRET archive information about Pointe du Hoc & the US Rangers.
Author and historian Gary Sterne’s long-awaited study of the US Army D-Day Rangers is now available in 2 volumes published by Pen & Sword Publishing. In…
‘A valuable experience’ – Missouri Farmer Trained at Camp Crowder & Served in Post-War Japan
Missouri veteran James Rackers may have received his draft notice after World War II officially concluded, but his subsequent military experiences would still carry him…