ARTICLE: The Tiger Tank Story by Noel Feeney
(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…
10 Little Known Facts about D-Day
Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…
“Mein Opa” – Tracing the footsteps of a german soldier during the Battle of the Bulge 1944/45 by Rob Schäfer
One of the best things about running this blog and the connected twitter account is that they bring me in touch with good and interesting…
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…
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…
VIMY By Pierre Berton
A prolific and much loved writer, the late Pierre Berton’s passion for Canadian history resounded through his long career as a journalist and broadcaster. A…
HITLER’S OLYMPICS THE STORY OF THE 1936 NAZI GAMES
It seems quite appropriate to me that we should publish the review of this book on the day of the opening ceremony of the London…
WWII TANKER, KEN TOUT – DO WE BRITS REVEL IN DEFEAT?
NO? SO WHAT ABOUT TOTALIZE PHASE? Is there a tendency among British historians and commentators to enthuse about defeat whilst finding it difficult…
Arnhem Part 1 – Battle for the Bridges
Arnhem Part 1 – Battle for the Bridges Series Content The Market Garden Collection, in four full length DVDs, aims to cover the whole of…