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:

An Amazing Barn Find: WW2 Jeep – Yours for $18,000

1943 Willys Jeep GPW – a rare Jeep find stuck in a corner of a barn for over 50 years and this old Jeep has come…

New Book – “How Easy Company Became a Band of Brothers”

Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne was one of many cohesive units which served with distinction during World War II. First…

Party Like a Russian! – For Sale Ultra-RARE Russian GAZ-46 4X4 Amphibious Jeep $88,000

Russian GAZ-46 4X4 Amphibious Jeep.  This Soviet vehicle is  extremely rare and was manufactured from 1952 to 1955 and according to the GAZ factory records,…

Yours for $30,000 “Husky” M116 Tracked Amphibious Military Cargo Carrier

The Husky (formally Carrier, Cargo, Amphibious, M116) is a 1 1/2 ton capacity, low ground pressure cargo and personnel carrier capable of operating over all…

For Sale: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance $30,000

Alvis Sabre CVR(T) runs, drives, starts and stops Jaguar J60 4.2 lt straight 6 engine. Good track 60% of life also with full set of…

You Have Always Wanted to Own a Mig 3 – Now You Can

An opportunity to own and operate something *very* unique! The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) was a Soviet fighter and interceptor aircraft used…

$4.5 million buys you a P51 Mustang & twenty, yes TWENTY Merlin engines!

This P-51D Mustang comes with the worlds largest inventory of Merlin engines and P-51 airframe parts. Approximtely 20 merlin engines and tons of Merlin spares…

WWI Donut Girls – Serving Salvation on the Front Lines

The Donut Girls of WWI Though the donut is a staple in many different cultures’ cuisines, it is of particular importance to Americans. The history…

Total Success: 75th Anniversary of the US Army Normandy Invasion Training Center in England

In 1943, during World War II, the Allies started planning what would become the largest amphibious invasion in history. The plan was for a coastline…

For Sale: de Havilland DH115 Vampire T Mk 11

For sale by Historic and Classic Aircraft Sales. The Vampire Preservation Group has successfully operated this 1952 de Havilland Vampire T11 for over a decade,…

42 Images of Sherman Wrecks

Strength in numbers. This is exactly what the M-4 Sherman tank was good at in its heyday. World War II saw the rise of the…

$8,000 – a Letter Written During WW2 By Ike to His Wife. It’s a Great Collectors Item

Written to his wife Mamie during World War II, this handwritten letter from the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe mentions that he feels…