DEATH OF THE LEAPING HORSEMEN – Review by Chris Buckham
The surrender of the German 6th Army following the battle of Stalingrad marked not only the end of the myth of German invincibility but also…
If you go to the Tank Museum, Bovington go & look at the JAGDTIGER!
Without doubt the most powerful tracked combat weapons to see service in WW2 were the Jagdtiger self-propelled guns, based upon the Tiger II tank. They…
Extraordinary story: German & British air crew shoot each other down, then meet to help each other survive
Into the White was a 2012 Norwegian film loosely based on real events from World War II’s Norwegian Campaign, when the Allies tried to keep the…
Historian Dan Snow to Hold Free WWI Talk at The King’s School
The King’s School administration is inviting everyone, especially students and school staff, to a free lecture on the WWI centenary and school commemorations by well-known…
35 images of the WWII exhibition of Nazi war trophies in Gorky Park but we need your help…
Now we need your help to caption these images. We know most of them but happy to throw it out to you guys too.…
Goodbye, USS Arizona’s Oldest Living Crew Member Joseph Langdell!
Yuba City, California – Battleship USS Arizona’s oldest living crew member and is tallied to be the last surviving officer of the naval ship which lost about 1,177 men during…
Bet You Didn’t Know…[Little Known Curious Facts about WWII]
Bet you didn’t know… Here’s a list of little known curious facts about the Second World War. Why not read and find out how much…
THE NAZI ACCOUNT reviewed by Phil Hodges
The other day I received another parcel from our cousins across ‘the pond’. It was postmarked New Jersey and came accompanied with a printed letter…
Last of the German Troops to Surrender – May 13th 1945
Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, commander of Germany’s Wehrmacht, signed the surrender agreement with Allied forces on 7th May, 1945. The agreement declared that all Nazi troops…
Daring RAF pilot who dropped the Flag of France on occupied Paris
Images Used (From Left): (1) Alfred ‘Ken’ Gatward, the daring RAF pilot (2) Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté who devised…
Bet You Didn’t Know…[Little Known Interesting Facts about WWI]
Bet you didn’t know… Here’s a list of little known yet very interesting facts about the century-old First World War, the first conflict fought on…
Sound Mirrors – Pre-radar Early Warning System
When Kaiser Wilhelm II signed off on a bombing campaign against England on January 7, 1915, he was careful to exclude London in order to…