David and Goliath of World War Two – The Shortest Soldier Captured The Biggest!
The World War Two story of David and Goliath – an Allied 5ft 3in soldier who captured Germany’s tallest soldier at 7ft 6in has been…
WWII’s ‘D-Day Doll’ Takes to the Skies in All its Glory
‘Mayday! Mayday!’ screamed the Pilot of a World War 2 Skytrooper during a flight last week, the plane was almost on a nose dive seemingly…
World War Two 101st Airborne Veteran Carl Beck Dies
On 6th June this year, the 71st anniversary of the D-Day landings, World War Two Atlanta veteran Carl Dean Beck died after a fall at…
‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere – Easy Company – Band of Brothers – Statue Dedicated
Recently, hundreds gathered in Philidelphia for the unveiling of the Wild Bill Guarnere statue, about 18 months after the death of the U.S. Army soldier and…
The situation in Normandy – the German Perspective by World of Tanks
The article at hand will not bring the classical overview of the Normandy landings from the Allied perspective as is often done. On the contrary,…
Exercise Tiger Hit US Soldiers Hard Prior to D-Day landings
Exercise Tiger monument Commemorations for the D-Day landings that began of the end of World War Two have been extended over the past year to…
WWII Veteran and a Beloved Community Worker Dies at 99
A decorated veteran of the Second World War, who took part in D-Day invasion and a number of battles in North African, has passed away…
New book tells story of France’s forgotten resistance fighters
The battle to liberate France from the Nazis during World War Two was fought not only by the Allies but also a large contingent of…
THE SKETCHBOOK WAR – Review by Mark Barnes
On 9th of July 1944 HW ‘Bill’ Warhurst of The Times was making his way through the ruins of Caen when he came across the…
HMS Belfast – By Geoff Moore
It may be camouflaged but still its hard not to miss the distinctive shape of a World War II Royal Navy cruiser in the middle…
THE MEN BEHIND MONTY – Review by Mark Barnes
This is a very readable account of the headquarters operated by Bernard Montgomery in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe between 1942 and 1945. Monty…
British paratrooper dies at 95, first to step foot in France during D-Day invasion
A British paratrooper who was the first Allied soldier to step on French soil as part of the D-Day invasions has died at the age…