Operation Werwolf was the name given to a Nazi plan to create a commando force
Operation Werwolf commenced in late 1944 and involved the establishment of a guerilla troop of volunteer, Nazi forces brought together to operate secretly behind Allied…
The submerged Sherman tank off Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands…
Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol
The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was built by the German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896–1937. The C96 gained fame in recent times…
BADGES & UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE – Review by Mark Barnes
BADGES & UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE By Malcolm C Hobart. Published by Pen & Sword Aviation ISBN: 978 1 84884 894 8 Review…
‘Mercedes: Detects dangers before they happen’: German film students cause outrage with spoof advert showing a young Hitler getting hit by a car
Adolf Hitler may have totally loved his Mercedes limousine, but a wickedly humorous group of students created a video in 2013 that showed the vehicle’s…
THE GREAT WAR, Peter Hart – review by Mark Barnes
THE GREAT WAR By Peter Hart Published by Profile Books ISBN: 978 1 84668 246 9 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online There…
Looking Down On War – THE NORMANDY INVASION: JUNE 1944 review by Mark Barnes
Looking Down On War – THE NORMANDY INVASION: JUNE 1944 Imagery from WWII Intelligence files By Colonel Roy M Stanley II, USAF (Ret.) Published by Pen…
The Cromwell tank
War memories are sometimes teeming with amazing anecdotes, and in this video, Lindybeige recounts two of them and also talks a little about the British WW2…
UNEARTHING CHURCHILL’S SECRET ARMY The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories – Review by Mark Barnes
UNEARTHING CHURCHILL’S SECRET ARMY The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories By John Grehan and Martin Mace Publishes by Pen & Sword Military ISBN:…
SHANGHAI 1937 – Stalingrad on the Yangtze review by Mark Barnes
HANGHAI 1937 – Stalingrad on the Yangtze By Peter Harmsen Published by Casemate ISBN: 978 1 61200 167 8 Review by Mark Barnes for War History…
Battle of Madagascar
When most people think of World War II and the wide array of geographical spots the war reached, they don’t generally think of Madagascar. However,…
WHO-Tube: Jagdtigers Surrender at Iserlohn in 1945
The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…