The Magnificent Seven – The Normandy Battlefields
I have been visiting Normandy for 35 years and living there for the last eighteen. As a fledgling battlefield tour guide in the early days,…
How Ingenuity, Skill & The Humble Sandbag Saved a Squadron of Hurricanes
None of the pilots of No. 46 had trained in carrier flight operations, and the Hurricanes lacked arrestor hooks. They would try anyway! Ingenuity and…
Rebuild of Hawker Typhoon RB396 to Commence
The project to bring Hawker Typhoon RB396 back to the skies has entered a significant phase as the trustees announced that the original rear fuselage…
Rammstein: Musicians Accused of Offensive Holocaust Video
A statement released by the band claimed that they were merely depicting a period in the nation’s history. Popular musicians in every known genre –…
German Archaeologists Unearth Three Mass Graves in the Arnsberg Forest
In a statement, the archaeologists said that the items left behind were a testament to the last hours of people who were cruelly murdered. German…
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: The Most Controversial Figure of WWI?
Like most people, Haig used his diary to vent his anger and frustration, and some historians feel it’s unfair to assume he meant every heightened…
The Star of Italy: The WWII Heroine Who Saved an Italian Village
Ezra’s father slipped his watch to her along with a note for her mother because he believed he was about to be killed. Gabriella Ezra,…
Fighting for Mother England: The Australian Infantry in WW1
The Australians were ordered to attack German trenches across an exposed strip of land in broad daylight. When the United Kingdom declared war on Germany…
Valley of Tears: The Yom Kippur War
Streaming into the Golan Heights was an armored Syrian force of 1,400 tanks, supported by 1,000 artillery pieces and air power. On October 6th, 1973,…
The End of a Catholic Dream: The Jacobite Uprising of 1745
Ultimately, Charles’ invasion of England accomplished little. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 threw the entire course of British life and monarchy into chaos. Like many…
The Real War Horse: WWI Grave Saved From Development Plans
The stone is green with age and moss, tilted by subsidence and the action of tree roots, but the words remain clear with “France and…
The Breakout Star of The Great Escape: No, Not Steve McQueen!
He had lived in Israel for three years, where he carried a rifle for an oil company in the Negev Desert. He’d been a cowboy…