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Luftwaffe Aces – German Aces of WWII

The Ace Fighter cult came to prominence during the First World War, which was the first conflict that utilized the use of aircraft in a…

Operation Tiger: Wheatcrofts German S130 Schnellboot was there…

The only known, surviving and seaworthy S-boot S-130, was built at the Johann Schlichting boatyard as hull number 1030 in Travemünde, on the Baltic Coast.…

WW2 Russian Tanks still in use in Europe

Jack Beckett

The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era,…

PRESS RELEASE: Bomber Command Heritage (BCH) has decided to shelve its plans for a BCH Education Centre

Press Releases

Dear all, With regret, and after much soul-searching, /Living-History Museum at the former RAF Bicester Aerodrome following the sale of the site by the MoD…

REVIEW: SAILOR Battle of Britain Legend: ADOLPH MALAN by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

The American author Philip Kaplan is right at home with the Battle of Britain and his writing appeals to me very much. He brings a…

Kampfgruppe Peiper & the 1st SS Leibstandarte Division (Watch)

Great Tank footage here, also some film of Peiper, his Blowtorch Battalion and the Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division. Many men, soldiers, and supporters of…

REVIEW: SOUTHERN AND WEST COUNTRY AIRFIELDS OF THE D-DAY INVASION AIR FORCE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

I won’t keep you long. Behind the enormously wordy title hides an extremely handy little book bringing the D-Day air war right to your door.…

REVIEW: WORLD WAR ONE: A LAYMAN’S GUIDE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

The village of Beaumont Hamel is a nice enough place. Take a walk out of it and along the road that leads you to the…

The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 30th 1945

The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary on a…

REVIEW: SEA KILLERS IN DISGUISE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

You’re a movie producer and you’re sitting in your palatial Hollywood office and you’ve just seen War Horse and you managed to understand some of…

The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 29th 1945

The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary of a…

The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 28th 1945

The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary of a…