World War Two bomber veteran flies again in a B-17
“Yankee Lady” B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. [Via] A World War Two bomber veteran gets to fly again in a B-17 more than 70 years after…
Greeks look to World War One reparations as way out of debt
[Via] The Greek debt crisis has dominated the news for weeks now, and as Greece tries to work out how it can get out of…
First UK SAS Soldier To Land In France On D-Day Has Died
The first UK soldier to put his feet on French soil during the D-Day landings has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Norman Poole…
TANKFEST 2015
Mark Barnes recalls a glorious weekend at the Tank Museum with Jack Beckett and a cast of several. Saturday was gloriously sunny while Sunday reverted…
The English Double-Agent Who Won the Iron Cross
In Jersey there was a respectable establishment, the Hotel de la Plage — an ideal hotel with a respectable landlady and good, reliable staff. It…
B-24 pilot who turned spy, saved 1,000 US POWs from certain death at Soviet hands
Captain Robert Trimble was a US B-24 pilot, turned spy, during World War Two. After surviving 35 missions in six months of bombing raids over…
Racial tensions hover over General Lee statue in New Orleans
[Via] Recently the mayor of New Orleans declared that he wanted to remove a city centre statue of the American Civil War General, Robert Lee.…
Past students honoured at Margraten War Cemetery, Netherlands
Teachers and students from Omaha Central High School in the US have made a one-off unique trip on the journey that former students of the…
Local US WWII veteran recalls storming Normandy Beach
Independence Day on the 4th July ensures that the US recalls and commemorates those people who have given their lives for freedom. One World War…
Did Hitler have Parkinson’s Disease?
Towards the end of Hitler’s life some believe his erratic behavior and physical appearance was caused by Parkinson’s disease. A new study into neurological diseases…
Series: Malta – the greatest siege in history Part 1
In the annals of warfare one reads of the clash of arms, the pitting of warrior against warrior, of tales of heroism, of endurance and…
First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America’s First Battle of World War I – Review by Nate Sullivan
As we continue through the centennial of the First World War, the body of literature on the subject continues to grow. Among the most recent…