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…
Brittish War Hero Returns to Eindhoven
Following the Allied invasion of Normandy, Joe Cattini was hailed as a war hero in the city of Eindhoven. He was met by a number…
LIBERTY ROADS – Review by Mark Barnes
Warning! Don’t buy this book on the assumption it has lots of fantastic photographs – it has. Don’t buy it on the breezy notion you…
D-Day Revisited: Lord Ashcroft Retraces His Father’s Footsteps to the Normandy Invasion
D-day was the day over 155,000 allied troops, marines, airmen and naval personnel crossed the channel and invaded Normandy in France. The soldiers were on…
NORMANDY BATTLEFIELDS – Review by Mark Barnes
I was very keen to see this book when it appeared in the bumph Casemate routinely send to me and I am not disappointed. The…
Landing Ship from WWII Serves as Museum
Even those who are not well-educated on the happenings of D-Day may be familiar with the iconic image of the landing ship sending out LCVPs…
Seven Decades Pass Since French Liberation
During the Second World War, French liberation was one of the Allies’ key goals. One of the primary goals of D-Day and the assault on…
Allied Capture of German Submarine U-505
The Allied capture of German submarine U-505 took place at an important time in the Second World War. With the Allied invasion of Normandy planned…
RELIABLE, CHEAP AND IT WORKS… COLD WAR KIT COMES TO THE RESCUE
By Phil Royal With the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the 100th Anniversary of the start of the Great War in the calendar, 2014 was…
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC – Review by John Henry Phillips
This book was first published in 1961, making it, inrecent years, a frequent sight at auctions and boot fairs. That much was always inevitable. However,…
Tank Dozers and the Normandy Invasion
Not many people have even heard of tank dozers, let alone their importance to the Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. While…