Survivor from March of Death Passes Away
The March of Death forced numerous prisoners of war during WWII to relocate to Japanese prison camps. One of these prisoners was Elias Saavedra, who…
Uncovering the Wreckage of the B-29 Kee Bird
The Kee Bird was the name of the B-29 plane that went down in 1947, two years following the end of the Second World War…
ISANDLWANA – How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire – Review by Mark Barnes
I make no excuses for loving the film Zulu. I know it isn’t entirely accurate and, as the author of this book tells us, has…
Soviet Russia and the Normandy Landings
Many have said in the past that were it not for Soviet Russia, the Allies might not have won the Second World War. Yet historians…
Death of a Navajo Code Talker
Chester Nez was the only surviving Navajo code talker left from the Second World War until he passed away at the age of 93 in…
Story of German Submarine Hunters Revealed
Bob Lofgren was one man on a team of German submarine hunters during the Second World War, though nowadays he leads a quiet life at…
AERODROMES OF FIGHTER COMMAND THEN AND NOW – Review by Mark Barnes
The airport to the north of my town used to be in the doldrums. Regular services had dropped off and the only thing appearing…
Stan Hollis, WWII Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Given its high distinction, the Victoria Cross is not handed out to just anybody. It is given for extreme heroics so noble that even the…
Unopened Wartime Correspondence to Be Read
The wartime correspondence between families during the Second World War is one of the ways the historians of today learn about how the war affected…
Pictures Keep a WWI Soldier Safe
A WWI soldier was rescued from a fate of death by deadly shrapnel when the metal struck his chest and did not lacerate him due…
Assault on Normandy – Review by Phil Hodges
Here we have another DVD in the Assault on Normandy range from our friends at Pen &Sword.This film as the title suggests focuses on the…
A WWII Journal Disregards D-Day
The WWII journal left behind by General Sir Miles Dempsey has recently gone under the hammer, and it appears to oddly disregard the Normandy landings…