A SUPERB DUO FROM SEAFORTH PUBLISHING – Review by Mark Barnes
Seaforth books always bring a smile to my face. I like the layout and the use of archive photography and their books have been some…
Film: Behind Enemy Lines – The REAL Story & Why The Pilot Sued 20th Century Fox
He was shot down, hunted, and eluded his enemies by surviving on bugs and worse. Hollywood made a movie, and he sued the movie-makers. Scott…
Divers and Historians Find WWII B-17 Bomber’s Gravesite
In a series of events that sounds like the plot of an adventure-action movie, a group of amateur divers who call themselves the “Shadows of…
Hitler’s Mein Kampf Returns To German Book Shops
Mein Kampf has been variously described as a series of rants, or a stream of consciousness. Hitler didn’t write the book in the accepted sense…
China hands over World War Two US crew remains
The US Navy has been handed-over three World War Two US crew remains. The handover took place on China’s one and only aircraft carrier whereby…
How To Assemble A Crated Spitfire From Burma, But This One Was Never Buried!
In 2008 Historic Flight At Kilo-7 acquired a Spitfire, which arrived in a crate from Burma. However it was never buried underneath a runway like…
Search for US and Japanese MIA remains on Saipan
The Second World War battle of Saipan took place between 15 June–9 July 1944. The battle has been described as one of the most important…
Wargames From Medieval Tournaments
The heart of the high medieval army was its knights and men-at-arms, heavily armoured soldiers from wealthy backgrounds who often fought from horseback. Using lances…
Shot Down Over Hungary, Parachuted, Shot In The Heart And Nearly Lynched But Saved At The Last Moment!
A fresh, young, pilot of only 22, Richard Carroll was in the midst of his 15th mission when his B24 was hit by flak. The…
Marine Sergeant With Near Suicidal Courage, Was Awarded TWO Medals of Honor And Nominated For a Third!
On 10 June 1918, during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 44-year-old Marine Corps First Sergeant Dan Daly, armed with a pistol and hand grenades, single-handedly…
DON’T FORGET! Remaining Government Stock of WWII M1911’s Handguns to Be Sold Off to The Public…..
The National Defense Authorization Act, passed in 2016, will transfer the US Army’s stock of-of .45 ACP 1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. An…
Historic Aircraft Wreck Found. Is This The Wildcat Of US Ace James E Swett? By Roderick Eime
On my last trip to the Solomon Islands in October, I was fortunate to make my first dive on some of the historic aircraft wrecks…