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6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Locust by Peter Brown

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Following their use of Tetrarch tanks landed by glider in support of the D Day landings, 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment RAC’s next action was…

ARTICLE: The Tiger Tank Story by Noel Feeney

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(Tiger I) “And the lord was with Judah And he drove out the The inhabitants of the mountain But he could not drive out The…

Instead of firing, Stigler gave a salute. Amazing tale of a desperate WWII pilot’s encounter with a German flying ace

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,…

REVIEW: THE MAFIA AT WAR by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

This book has been propping up the pile for some time in my mistaken belief that it would be a piece of suitable frippery for…

Baptism of Fire – Attacking Gora Kamienska, Poland 1939 – Experiences of 1. Infanterie-Division

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    ATTACKING THE GORA-KAMIENSKA PART 1: “STALLING THE BLITZ” – THE BATTLE OF MLAWA    2nd and 3rd of September 1939 On the 1st of September…

Breaking the Dams by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

They had been attempting to drop a new 12,000lb at low altitude in the face of heavy flak… BREAKING THE DAMS By Charles Foster Sixty-five years…

REVIEW: THE ARMED ROVERS Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediteranean by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

In a previous life I used to work for a music paper which was owned by IPC, the large publishing empire which was then based…

Arnhem

Mark Barnes

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…

JOCKS IN THE JUNGLE Black Watch & Cameronians As Chindits

Mark Barnes

When you buy your copy of this book, and I really think you should; it probably won’t come with the rather dramatic press release. “This…

HITLER’S OLYMPICS THE STORY OF THE 1936 NAZI GAMES

Mark Barnes

It seems quite appropriate to me that we should publish the review of this book on the day of the opening ceremony of the London…

IMAGES OF WAR B-17 MEMPHIS BELLE

Mark Barnes

The press release with this book leaves us in no doubt the Memphis Belle is an all-American icon and that some claim she is in…

Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World

Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…