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ONE HELL OF A WAR – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
ONE HELL OF A WAR

So you want to write a book about World War 2 about a specific unit or Regiment? In this case you want to write about…

Hitler’s nephew begged to join US Army to fight the Nazis

Ian Harvey

William Patrick “Willy” Stuart-Houston  was the nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born to Adolf’s half-brother, Alois Hitler, Jr., and his first wife, Bridget Dowling in Liverpool,…

Fallen Soldier En Route to Reburial

Ian Harvey
fallen soldier

A fallen soldier by the name of Private First Class Lawrence Gordon was discovered some time ago to be buried in a German cemetery. The…

US Army Take Over County As They Prepare For D-Day

Ian Harvey
D-Day

June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, meant  ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Second World War and it was the biggest seaborne invasion…

World War ll M1 Garands

Ian Harvey

For those who had been there, the M1s available today are nothing like they used to be in WWII; it seems that the rifles once…

US Army reduces number of paratroopers, say goodbye to the Pathfinders & 508th PIR

Siegphyl

Budget cuts may spell bad news for the legendary Pathfinders and the Red Devils. The U.S. Army are making major and inevitable changes due to…

Ray Gelinne – Battle Of The Bulge

Ian Harvey

“Is hot that gun many times” says Ray Gelinne, now 98 years old, while unfolding his WWII life as an army soldier. During the early…