Man Relates His Time as a Japanese Hostage in WWII
Rupert Wilkinson lived with his mother and sister in Manila during the 1942 period of Japanese invasion. With their father away at war as a…
Paravene, a Unique underwater mine-sweeping WWII Weapon, Found in East Mayo
The paravene, an underwater mine-sweeping device that was used in the Second World War by the British Army, has washed on the shores of Lake…
The Nazis, Auschwitz and the Man Named Wilhelm Brasse
He was forced by the Nazis to capture images that would haunt him throughout his lifetime…this is the story of the Nazis, the camp named Auschwitz and…
Three U Boats missing until 1985 when found in the Elbe U-boat bunker in Hamburg
Early in 1940 the Germans realized the vulnerability of their open top U-Boat enclosures and decided to start building massive bunkers to guard their precious…
DOGFIGHT – The Battle of Britain – Review by Mark Barnes
Straight from the off the author does himself credit by asking the obvious question whether we actually need another Battle of Britain book. I would…
Unexploded Bomb off the Coast of Crow Point Beach
The Royals Navy was asked to take care of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War that has washed up on the beach of…
The Bletchley Park WRENs, Crackers of German Code
Margaret Mortimer is one of the Wrens, a group of women who worked to break German code on Colossus, Britain’s first computer at decryption establishment…
Naval Veterans From USS Duxbury Meet after 70 Years
As the anticipated WWII film, The Monuments Men opened, another drama from the Second World War unfolded in Shoreline. Harry Goin was a tough kid…
Next Time You Travel Time, Do NOT Kill Hitler
It is a common science fiction device that time travelers often set out on their adventures with a single goal in mind: to kill Hitler…
The Jews Who Fought for the Führer
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SAILOR IN THE DESERT – The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign 1915 – Review by Mark Barnes
Phil Gunn followed his father into the Royal Navy in 1911 as a boy seaman and retired holding the rank of captain at the end…
WORLD WAR I – The Definitive Visual Guide from Sarajevo to Versailles – Review by Mark Barnes
The Great War coffee table book contest takes another turn with this whopper from Dorling Kindersley. When my son was a youngster he had a huge…