WWII | War History

Bringing the story of Witold Pilecki, Polish hero who volunteered to go INTO Auschwitz, to America

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…

ARTICLE: The Tiger Tank Story by Noel Feeney

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(Tiger I) “And the lord was with Judah And he drove out the The inhabitants of the mountain But he could not drive out The…

PRESS RELEASE: Online military auction website draws big audience

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The Military Market Place www.milmarket.org, the online auction for (ex-)military equipment, has seen thousands  of visitors on its website in the first weeks of operating…

Witold Pilecki: ‘Beyond bravery’ during World War II – Getting INTO Auschwitz

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…

REVIEW: Frituur Zorro Volume 3 by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

The pictures are amazing and those crazy Dutch guys know how to pick them. It isn’t a book of MVs, it’s a long running love…

EXCLUSIVE: In their own words – German veterans of WWII – Part 2, A major bollocking by Rob Schäfer

Rob Schaefer

For the second part of this series I have chosen a report written by a soldier serving in the Stabs-Abteilung (Regimental staff) of Pz.Reg 35.…

PRESS RELEASE: Monte Cassino Ten Armies in Hell, lecture by Dr Peter Caddick-Adams

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Date of Event: 17th November 2012 Time of Event: 19:30pm Venue: The Tank Museum Entry Fee: £10 Peter Caddick-Adams new book Monte Cassino: Ten Armies…

Italys Sorrow by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

This is not a pretty story from any perspective, there no sides with clean hands ITALY’S SORROW – A year of war 1944-45 By James…

Baptism of Fire – Attacking Gora Kamienska, Poland 1939 – Experiences of 1. Infanterie-Division

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    ATTACKING THE GORA-KAMIENSKA PART 1: “STALLING THE BLITZ” – THE BATTLE OF MLAWA    2nd and 3rd of September 1939 On the 1st of September…

The first German casualty of the invasion of Poland or even World War 2 – The case of Oberstleutnant Domizlaff by Rob Schäfer

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UPDATE 6th of July 2012 – in which a rather funny story takes a dark turn.     ———————————————————————————   The following story is special and…

REVIEW: THE ARMED ROVERS Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediteranean by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

In a previous life I used to work for a music paper which was owned by IPC, the large publishing empire which was then based…

Arnhem

Mark Barnes

Great beard-growing competition on in our unit, but no time to check up on the winner. ARNHEM by Major General RE Urquhart Since September 1944 Arnhem…