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D-Day Conneaut – Fast Becoming America’s Premier Living History Event

Reenacting D-Day is certainly quite a job and enthusiasts in Conneaut, Ohio prove they’re up to it every year. D-Day Conneaut is one of the…

For sale: eBay 1943 M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer

Jack Beckett

1943 M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer PRICE LOWERED I have aggressively lowered the price in response to the current market. The current price is below what I…

FIRESTORM HAMBURG – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

FIRESTORM HAMBURG The Facts Surrounding the Destruction of a German City 1943 By Martin Middlebrook Published by Pen & Sword Aviation ISBN: 978 1 78159…

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…

The battle of the Somme (1916): Original Footage!

The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, and indeed of all time. It was the biggest battle…

A Higher Call – The B17 That was spared

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

REVIEW: WITH THE EAST SURREYS IN TUNISIA, SICILY AND ITALY 1942-1945 by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

This is an unusual book from the outset – the title alone is resonant of books of the past and doesn’t have one of those…

For sale: DOUGLAS DC-3/ C-47

Jack Beckett

Airframe: 21,588 Hrs TTSNEW Engines: Pratt & Whitney R1830-94, 1350 H.P. LH: 876 Hrs SMOH RH: 701 Hrs SMOH, 15 Hrs SMR* Propellers: Hamilton Standard…

A Sweeping History of the Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol

The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was built by the German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896–1937. The C96 gained fame in recent times…

New HBO series on Mighty Eighth Air Force cost 500 Million dollars!

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have joined forces to create a new 10 part TV series telling the story of World War Two’s bomber fleets.…

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.…