The first German casualty of the invasion of Poland or even World War 2 – The case of Oberstleutnant Domizlaff by Rob Schäfer
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
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
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…
DAY OF THE PANZER by Mark Barnes
A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France… THE DAY OF THE PANZER A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 6
Thursday 4th October. At 6.30 there was an optional excursion for the die hard re enactors, with a river assault and crossing in original WW2…
ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945
Without being cruel to Lloyd Clark, he does a certain amount of this… ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945 by Lloyd Clark Market Garden…
REVIEW: THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED The Elimination of German Surface Warships Around the World 1914-15
Think of the First World War at sea and you might inevitably turn to Jutland, because that awesome couple of days saw the most terrible…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 5
Wednesday 3rd October 6.30 wake up call by first Sergeant Shady 7.00 breakfast and break camp 9.00 we arrived at a small monument dedicated to…
NOT THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE
There is an other worldliness about Hong Kong that emphasises its distance from the UK. The sights and sounds of a city packed with millions…
ONCE UPON A TIME IN WAR. The 99th Division in World War II
What really impressed me is the honesty. There is no sugar coating or trying to portray the GI as movie heroes Lots of books are written…
Liberty Park museum Overloon, Netherlands
Imagine a battlefield that has been cleared of explosives and then opened to the public. This is how the Liberty Park was founded in 1945,…
TO THE GATE OF HELL – The Memoir of a Panzer Crewman
Just to prove my theory that speed reading a few sections of a book is no way to prepare a review, I tried it with…