The Supermarine Spitfire: From WWII’s Greatest Battles All the Way to the Silver Screen
All of the greatest man-made inventions have stood the test of time. They remain living testaments to the evolutionary process and creative innovation of some…
Reinhard Heydrich – A Dark Figure In An Even Darker Period Of Wartime History
Unless you are a WWII aficionado, it’s likely you don’t have all the facts about every Nazi official memorized. However, every individual who played a…
The Siege of Numantia: Scipio Shows Young Marius How to Run a Legion
The Roman conquest of Spain was a long and arduous process. Several tribal groups occupied the Iberian Peninsula and each was a fierce and warlike…
Two Amazing Stories From USCGC Escanaba – Heroism And Heartbreak In The North Atlantic, 1943
The Rescue of the Dorchester USCGC Escanaba was steaming along calmly on February 2, 1943. She was part of a six-ship convoy; three escorts, and…
SMS Bodrog – The Once-Mighty Warship Which Fired The First Shots Of WWI
Stuck into a muddy river bank, somewhere in Serbia, lies an old, derelict gravel barge. Rusted, useless, and over 100 years old it has limited…
The Pressing of American Seamen And The War of 1812
Imagine yourself as an American sailor; the year is 1804. You are 30 years old, born in 1774, and have spent most of your adult…
Spanish Dictator’s Train In Need Of Repair
For the last thirty years, Franco’s train has been sitting in an old railway station in the north of Spain. It has been waiting to…
Military Leaders Whose Commands Got Their Own Men Decimated
Death is, sadly, an essential part of war. Unnecessary death is not, yet it remains a constant. Even the most capable commanders sometimes give orders…
MoH: Despite Serious Wounds, Paul Bolden Took Out 35 German SS Troops In The Bulge
To be clear, the number would have only been 20 had the German SS taken Bolden up on his act of mercy. For after gunning…
Harrowing Stories From Iwo Jima: One Man’s Life Onboard A Landing Ship Tank In 1945
Iwo Jima is a small island in the Southeast Pacific; rocky and dominated by a large volcano on its southern peninsula. Today, there is no…
Four World War II Books to consider – Review by Mark Barnes
Two new books in the soft backed Illustrated series from Casemate have an unmistakable French presentation style to them and this is no accident. They…
How Was an Army Supplied in the 100 Years War
Far from home and at constant threat of attack, the armies of the Hundred Years War between England and France were reliant on supply lines…