FLAKHELFER TO GRENADIER – Review by Phil Hodges
When we think of child soldiers most of us automatically think of conflicts in Africa. Harrowing news footage of kids armed with AK47 rifles and…
UK Remembrance Day Celebrations
Queen Elizabeth led the commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Day. The crowd observed two minutes two minutes of silence before the…
SAS OPERATION BULLBASKET – Review by Phil Hodges
Ok guys, look. This is for your own sakes. It’s my job to read military books and watch DVDs and then review them in an…
D-Day vet parachutes into Normandy again, 70 years later
The first time that Scottish veteran, Jock Hutton, parachuted into Normandy was on D-Day at the age of 19, when he was with the 13th…
Monty’s D–Day party girl knew all the secrets of Normandy landings
When nerves were at their peak on a night preceding D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, a girl of only 20 years age was entrusted…
POINTBLANK DIRECTIVE – Review by Mark Barnes
We’ve been plugging away at this books lark for a while now and I hope you’ll stick with us. You will note the team has…
‘A battle here … a battle there’
World War II veteran shares story as gunner aboard M-18 “Hellcat” By Jeremy P. Ämick “The World War II folks are getting pretty scarce,” said…
A Town in France Serves As A Living Memorial For The Normandy Landings (D-Day)
Sainte-Mère-Église, a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, is a town bustling with the memory of its D-Day past. Themed hotels and eateries run…
Last Surviving D-Day Tank Carrier Raised for Restoration
Landfall, or LCT 7074, is the last surviving UK tank carrier to have taken part in the D-Day landings (Operation Overlord on 6 June, 1944). …
D-Day Veteran Escapes From Nursing Home to Visit Normandy
Bernard Jordon, 89 left his care home in Sussex without notifying staff and was later reported missing to local police. Staff later discovered that he…
ABOVE AND BEYOND – Review by Mark Barnes
How many times have you heard the old saying the Lord moves in mysterious ways? It has been used to explain all manner of situations…
AMERICANS ON D-DAY – Review by Mark Barnes
This one landed on my doormat a bit late for the anniversary events but 2014 remains very a much a D-Day year despite similar commemorations…