TIGER 1 – PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION
The Wheatcroft Collection feels compelled to make the following statement following our reading of comments on certain forums/blogs. It is clear many of them are…
Book Review: The Way It Was by L. Langford Hodges
L. Langford Hodges captures the imagination of World War II history buffs, military strategists, and patriotic citizens as he relates the realities of war, the…
STALINGRAD DAY BY DAY
It would be easy to write this one of as the sort of book you often find in one of those bargain book shops in…
WWII TANKER, KEN TOUT – DO WE BRITS REVEL IN DEFEAT?
NO? SO WHAT ABOUT TOTALIZE PHASE? Is there a tendency among British historians and commentators to enthuse about defeat whilst finding it difficult…
DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993
I occasionally travel to work with a colleague, who, by coincidence, reviews albums for a rock music website. While I might often find common ground…
THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS
In the sticky heat of an October day, I found myself in the Commonwealth cemetery in Stanley on Hong Kong Island. There is much to…
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN – Hell’s Highway
The BHTV team returns with a further episode of the Market Garden saga with an account of the events involving the 101st Airborne Division and…
Top 5 Picks of Militaria Investments
FOR COLLECTORS OF war memorabilia, the wars have never really ended. Collectors scour the internet, traditional auctions and antique markets battling to find and secure…
THE MARCH ON PARIS The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914
Kaiser Bill is feeling ill, The Crown Prince, he’s gone barmy. We don’t give a f*ck for old von Kluck, And all his bleedin’ army.…
THE GREAT WAR EXPLAINED.
Everything is in the title. It does exactly what it says on the tin. This excellent book does not set out to be encyclopaedic, nor…
UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES OF THE COLD WAR.
There is a huge book produced by English Heritage called Cold War: Building For Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989. You could probably shelter under it; such is…