1927: Pioneer Marine Aviator Made 10 Trips Into The Besieged Town In A Plane Without Brakes!
The United States Marine Corps considers themselves experts in the art of close air support, but getting to that point was a process of experimentation…
British Rambo of the Somme: “If I’ve got to be killed, I’ll die fighting not digging.”
Thomas Alfred Jones was nicknamed “Dodger” in childhood because he was good at soccer. Unfortunately, they quickly changed that to “Todger” – which is British…
Epic: Recovering The Last Luftwaffe Float Plane From A Fjord In Norway 70 Years After It Sank
The twin-engined, three seater float plane was originally bought by the Norwegian Navi Air services in 1939. It was used by the Norwegians against the…
Badass 93 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin Jumped Over Normandy – Again!
In 2014, to celebrate the 70th D-Day anniversary in Normandy, France, then 93-year-old veteran paratrooper Jim Martin once again did a parachute jump over Normandy,…
British Army’s Greatest Humiliation – The Fall of Singapore
During WWII, the Japanese took a calculated risk by invading Singapore with far fewer numbers than the defenders. They adopted devious tactics to secure the city. Singapore…
Starting, Unloading & Driving The Only Operational Tiger II
The common name of Nazi Germany’s heavy tank is “Tiger II” but it is also known under the informal name Königstiger, which often is translated…
This Is So Cool, Lego-Style Tiger 131!
The Tank Museum’s most famous exhibit has been immortalised in a limited edition Lego-style model. Fans of the infamous Tiger 131, which features in countless…
Friendly Fire death may be the first casualty of the First World War
Sometimes we discover things in the most unexpected of places. Located within a visitors’ book from a tea room in Peterborough is the extraordinary story…
Luftwaffe X-Planes – Review by Mark Barnes
I profess to being a little confused when I first saw this book because I reviewed the same author’s X-Planes a good while ago and…
82nd Airborne D-Day Paratrooper Returns to Normandy, For The Last Time?
Ralph Ticcioni’s first taste of France and all things French was of a barn roof – his parachute had caught on the weather vane! It…
Thermopylae, Bunker Hill & 2 Other Pyrrhic Victories Throughout History: Winning isn’t always worth it.
The term Pyrrhic victory can be used where someone technically “wins”, or achieves their objective, but the cost to do so made the victory almost…
The Battle of Tarawa: 76 Hours of Hell – 5,700 Dead for Twelve Square Miles
The Battle of Tarawa was one of the more terrible American experiences in the Pacific theater of World War Two. It was one that would…