“British Warship Recognition: Vol. II” – Review by Mark Barnes
Here we have the second volume of the quite extraordinary warship recognition albums made by a remarkable man named Richard Perkins before the Second World…
Civilian Father and Son Who Went Fishing And Became German Prisoners of War Along with Their Crew
Imagine the surprise when the mother of 17-year-old James Ritchie received a postcard from him months after he and fellow fishermen disappeared saying they were…
Decades after His D-day Death, an American Soldier to be Honoured in Roxbury, New Jersey
Phil Weinpel knew his uncle died on D-Day, but that’s all he knew about his mother’s brother, Edward Morozewicz. He recently learned much more. Last Saturday…
Neutral Switzerland Has Invaded Liechtenstein 3 times in 30 years – by Mistake
Most people associate Switzerland with mountains, chocolates, watches, and Swiss Army knives. They also think of a peaceful and neutral country that’s fanatic about avoiding…
Casualties of War – Ten of the Deadliest Conflicts in Human History
It goes without saying, war has been around forever. Since the beginning of recorded history, it’s estimated that between 315 million to more than 750…
When the American Civil War Broke Out, Another Civil War Had Been Raging In China For 11 Years
Almost at the same time that the American Civil War was taking place, another kind of civil war was occurring on the other side of…
Australia’s New Hobart-Class Destroyer On Track for 2017
The HMAS Hobart, The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new first-of-class warfare destroyer, has successfully passed the first stage of sea trials according to a September…
The Nazi “High” Command – How Hitler’s Third Reich Was Fuelled by Hard Drugs
German writer Norman Ohler has written an unconventional history book that examines part of World War II from a different angle: the drug addiction of…
Given as Gifts, Sold as Scrap – First World War Tanks
Following the end of World War I English towns which had raised the most money received various military gifts for public display, such as a…
New WWI Exhibition at South Carolina State Museum
The South Carolina State Museum has recently launched a new exhibit that shows how World War I impacted the state and the people who lived…
Soldier Who Saved the Life of Four-Year-Old Girl in WW2 is Reunited With Her 75 Years Later
The last time British soldier Alan King saw four-year-old Toos Kacken, she was being shepherded by her mother who stumbled and almost fell into the…
“The First Tank Crews” – Review by Mark Barnes
By Mark Barnes: In the United Kingdom, commemorations have been underway for the centenary of tank warfare. Whether it is wholly proper to be more or less…