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Top Ten Battles of All Time

Wars start because of power struggles, and while many become forgotten, others change the destinies of entire nations. Still others shape the world we live in,…

Britain’s First Black Army Officer Honoured On Commemorative Coin

Walter Daniel John Tull was born in Folkestone in South-East England on 28th April 1888.  Walter’s father Daniel Tull, a carpenter, had come to England…

Top 7 Reasons Why the Allies Landings At The Anzio Were A Failure

Towards the end of 1943, Allied forces were struggling to fight their way up Italy in the face of stern resistance from German Field Marshal…

This British Major Brought An Umbrella To The Arnhem Bridge Battle, You Will Not Believe How He Used It

Jeff Edwards

One might think that being surrounded by the German SS is no laughing matter, but don’t tell that to British Major Digby Tatham-Warter.  This cool…

When The Germans Desperately Needed To Counter The T-34, This Was Their Design

The Panther was not as thickly armoured, nor as heavily armed, as tanks such as the Tiger but was probably a much more balanced design.…

This British Major Brought An Umbrella To Arnhem Bridge, You Will Not Believe What He Did With It

Jeff Edwards

One might think that being surrounded by the German SS is no laughing matter, but don’t tell that to British Major Digby Tatham-Warter.  This cool…

Taranto Raid: Bi planes smash Italian Fleet at Taranto – The Inspiration For Pearl Harbor

Colin Fraser

‘The Raid on Taranto, Italy, 11–12 November 1940’ by Ralph Gillies-Cole. Painting in collection of Fleet Air Arm Museum. In 1940, the British military situation…

Just Jugs: Just stunning images of P-47’s. Enjoy!

The Thunderbolt was one of the heaviest and largest fighter planes ever built; it was also only powered by a single piston engine. It was…

Franz “The One That Got Away” Von Werra: Only German POW to Escape From Canada and Get Back Into the Fight

Jeff Edwards

A POW escaping from captivity has long been one of the more fascinating plot lines of World War 2.  For all the war’s brutality, there…

The Rogue British Officer Who Broke All the Rules Founded the SAS and was Nicknamed by the Germans, “The Phantom Major”

Jeff Edwards

If there hadn’t been a global war for survival taking place, Major David Stirling is the type of British Officer who would have been thrown…

5 Generals Who Went on to Lead Nations

Andrew Knighton

In the modern world, it is unusual for a general to become the leader of an important nation. Political and military leadership have become two…

Call By Family To Pay Tribute to A Veteran Who Attended Dozens of Fallen Comrade’s Funerals

This is the face of 92-year old Harry Thrush, who lived in Robin Hood, Leeds and passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve last year. Mr…