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10 Bizarre War Machines, Prototypes and Designs of WWII

Images used (Clockwise from top left): (1) A WWII SdKfz. 302 model of Goliath Tracked Mine, displayed at the Tank Museum in Munster, Germany in…

Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth – Review by Nate Sullivan

Nate Sullivan
SHOT DOWN

Normally I never begin a book review like this—but allow me to just come right out and say it: this book is excellent. Steve Snyder’s…

25 mind blowing colourised images of WWII

Jack Beckett

We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…

World War Two Halifax bomber finally located in Norwegian fjord

Ian Harvey
Halifax bomber

A Halifax bomber used during World War Two has finally been located in a Norwegian fjord. The armed forces knew it had been downed in…

MUST READ: The story behind Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler incident

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

Germany’s Controversial Mini-Series “Generation War’ Bags Emmy Award

 “Generation War”, a controversial mini-series from Germany, bagged the top prize in the TV movie/mini-series category during the International Emmys held last Monday, November 24, in…

Greenham Common Cold War Control Tower’s Restoration Begins

Ian Harvey
the Cold War

Work to renovate an abandoned Cold War airbase control tower is under way in Berkshire. On completion, the tower will become a visitor centre open…

FURY – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Cast your weary minds back to the summer of 2013. I was sitting with a colleague in the press office at the War & Peace…

BELSEN – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
BELSEN

The name Belsen is synonymous with a vision of hell. We automatically think of the pictures we’ve seen of the twisted bodies being thrown unceremoniously…

WWII Wreckage Riders – Surviving the crash

Jack Beckett

What do you think your odds of surviving are if you are shot down at 24,000 feet? If you said slim to none, you’d be…

The Atlantic Wall – A ‘Beginners’ Guide for visitors by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
Atlantic Wall

As a fairly regular visitor to the Pas-De-Calais I decided one day to make a trip to France with the sole purpose of discovering the…

AERODROMES OF FIGHTER COMMAND THEN AND NOW – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

  The airport to the north of my town used to be in the doldrums. Regular services had dropped off and the only thing appearing…