Book Review: The Way It Was by L. Langford Hodges
L. Langford Hodges captures the imagination of World War II history buffs, military strategists, and patriotic citizens as he relates the realities of war, the…
STALINGRAD DAY BY DAY
It would be easy to write this one of as the sort of book you often find in one of those bargain book shops in…
DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993
I occasionally travel to work with a colleague, who, by coincidence, reviews albums for a rock music website. While I might often find common ground…
THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS
In the sticky heat of an October day, I found myself in the Commonwealth cemetery in Stanley on Hong Kong Island. There is much to…
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN – Hell’s Highway
The BHTV team returns with a further episode of the Market Garden saga with an account of the events involving the 101st Airborne Division and…
THE GERMAN 88 The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War.
This could be the easiest review I will ever write. I’m not going to waste your time thinking up any clever wordy stuff to make…
GERMAN CAPITAL SHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
You wouldn’t be reading this without the power of the internet and we have all seen what a wonderful tool it can be. I work…
THE NAZIS’ NUREMBERG RALLIES
If you need an example of the wide range of titles published by Pen & Sword you have to look no further than this curio…
COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL
COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL The first stage of a memorial to WW2 Combined Operations has been completed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire at…
TIGERS IN NORMANDY
I’m sure William Blake’s immortal lines have been attached to the Tiger tank before. It was published in 1794 and knowing his revulsion of the…
The First Tank Men
The world’s first tank men are the subject of a new exhibition case now on display at The Tank Museum. Before the Tank Corps was…
APP – Timeline WW2 with Dan Snow
Timeline WW2 with Dan Snow in association with British Pathe Timeline WW2, a definitive history of the Second World War for the iPad, brings to…