Book Details Crucial Role of the British SAS in Italy During WWII
Malcolm Tudor has a special interest in the events of the Second World War in Italy as his Italian mother’s grandparents helped many Allied airmen…
The Deadliest Single Days in War: You Will Surprised by Where & When
Psychologists, historians, philosophers, politicians, poets – all have tried to understand what seems at times to be a basic human need – not food, shelter,…
The Great War Illustrated 1918
Four long years of the centenary of the Great War, or First World War, or World War I – you choose! – have come to an end.…
A Prolific Destroyer: Paddy Mayne – Founding Member of the SAS & a Total Hardcore Wild Warrior
“Wild maybe, but he was definitely someone you would want on your side.” Colonel Robert Blair Mayne also known as ‘Paddy’ and as a prolific destroyer…
Brazilian Who Hated Hitler won the Silver Star in Italy During WWII
We all know that the Second World War was truly a global war in the sense that battles were fought on many of the world’s…
The ‘Stars’ of the Nuremberg Trials: War Criminals Convicted There, Some Faces You May Have Forgotten About
On November 19, 1945, the Nuremberg trials started with indictments against 24 major war criminals and seven organizations. All of the criminals tried were members…
Revealed – Italian Resistance, SOE, Betrayed: How Allied High Command Abandoned Italian ‘Reds’ Because of Pending Cold War
When endeavoring to tell a story that concerns behind-the-lines raids, partisan armies, and epic journeys deep into enemy territory, one invariably bumps up against the…
Revealed: Soviets Who Fought Alongside SAS in War’s Most Daring Raid Sent to Their Doom at War’s End
When legendary British Special Air Service (SAS) Major Roy Farran was dropped behind the lines in Northern Italy in early 1945, he knew he would…
The Real Rambo, America’s Neglected Warrior, Driving With One Hand & Shooting With The Other – 200 Lay Dead
Llewellyn Morris “Al” Chilson was born on April Fools’ Day, 1 April 1920, in Dayton, Ohio to a World War I veteran. The Chilson family later…
Maverick SAS Warrior: After Battle Report Was Just 5 Words. It Was Done, What More Was There To Say?
“Landed. Eliminated Germans. F#$%^d off.” Anders Lassen, a Dane from an aristocratic background, was an adventurer and one of a kind warrior. He served in…
The Failed Secret Mission to Convince Italy to Abandon the Nazis
Wars don’t just happen on enormous battlefields–they are also conducted in secret meetings, back door deals, and one-on-one in conference rooms. Sometimes the talks that…
A “Devil in Baggy Pants” – Paratrooper Takes Out 2 Tanks with His Bazooka in Market Garden – Awarded MoH
Truly heroic individuals, like police officers and firefighters, rush toward danger, not away from it. But in wartime, all personnel must head toward risk, making…