Jack Beckett

Jack Beckett has been editor since 2012. Huge fan of war history and rural history and a motorbike rider.

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Articles by Jack Beckett:

The Low Flying Legend: Ray Hanna & 18 images and video

Ray Hanna AFC (with bar) was born in New Zealand on August 28, 1928. He became a pilot and squadron leader in the Royal Air…

COME ON! 27 images of surviving Hetzers & Swiss G-13’s

The Jadpanzer 38, or Hetzer, was a light tank destroyer produced from 1944 – 1945. 2584 were made, and it was used by Nazi Germany…

Images of the Hetzer pulled from the Gulf of Gdansk in 2007!

The Jadpanzer 38, or Hetzer, was a light tank destroyer produced from 1944 – 1945. 2584 were made, and it was used by Nazi Germany…

100 amazing images of WWII British Paratroopers – some you MAY not have seen before!

The Parachute Regiment has its origins in the elite force of Commandos set up by the British Army at the request of Winston Churchill during…

U-Boat hunter, Dr Innes McCartney joins War History Online as Guest Blogger!

Have you ever wondered how it feels when diving down through the cold murky waters of the ocean to find the wreck of a long…

So what happened to these Argentine Shermans? FORTY images may just tell us!!!

In the late 1940’s, Argentina bought nearly 450 M4 Sherman’s from Belgium in many british variants, over 250 of them were the Firefly version, with…

37 images of the massive German Flak Towers

Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of 3 huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These…

George Patton – 31 images you MAY not have seen before?!

George Smith Patton Jr was born on the 11th November, 1885, into a family with a long record of military service.  He saw action in…

31 images you may not have seen before of Tigers 1’s & King Tigers!

Tiger I The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the tank which was most feared by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The…

25 mind blowing colourised images of WWII

We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…

Remains of Kurt Knispel, the highest scoring WWII tank ace, located in a grave the Czech Republic

Kurt Knispel is considered to be the world’s greatest tank ace. The German war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in World War…

Top 10 Most Valuable Winston Churchill Memorabilia

Ten of the most valuable items of Winston Churchill memorabilia ever sold Winston Churchill is one of the most iconic and influential political leaders of…