BOMB ALLEY FALKLANDS ISLANDS 1982 ABOARD HMS ANTRIM AT WAR
On the 1st April 1982, David Yates was a 24 year old Leading Catering Accountant… Warships are the most complex military vehicles ever built. They…
Images of war: Great push on the Somme 1916 by Mark Barnes
Like so many proud companies, the management of the News of the World produced a booklet listing an account of their staff in the service…
Arnhem
Great beard-growing competition on in our unit, but no time to check up on the winner. ARNHEM by Major General RE Urquhart Since September 1944 Arnhem…
PRESS RELEASE: PAXMAN DIGGING THE DIRT AT THE TANK MUSEUM
He’s famed for digging for answers – but Jeremy Paxman found himself digging the dirt during a visit to The Tank Museum. The host of…
‘BLINKER’ HALL: SPYMASTER. The Man Who Brought America Into World War 1 by Mark Barnes
This is a solid good read about a brilliant, somewhat shadowy man who is worthy of heroic status ‘BLINKER’ HALL: SPYMASTER. The Man Who Brought…
DAY OF THE PANZER by Mark Barnes
A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France… THE DAY OF THE PANZER A story of American heroism and sacrifice in Southern France…
BORROWED SOLDIERS Americans Under British Command, 1918 by Mark Barnes
It was not all plain sailing. The New Yorkers counted a good many German and Irish Americans in their ranks… It is nice to read…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 6
Thursday 4th October. At 6.30 there was an optional excursion for the die hard re enactors, with a river assault and crossing in original WW2…
ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945
Without being cruel to Lloyd Clark, he does a certain amount of this… ARNHEM – Jumping The Rhine 1944 and 1945 by Lloyd Clark Market Garden…
REVIEW: THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED The Elimination of German Surface Warships Around the World 1914-15
Think of the First World War at sea and you might inevitably turn to Jutland, because that awesome couple of days saw the most terrible…
7th Armored Tour in Holland – Day 5
Wednesday 3rd October 6.30 wake up call by first Sergeant Shady 7.00 breakfast and break camp 9.00 we arrived at a small monument dedicated to…
NOT THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE
There is an other worldliness about Hong Kong that emphasises its distance from the UK. The sights and sounds of a city packed with millions…