DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN. Review by Mark Barnes
DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN By Robert Owen, Steve Darlow, Sean Feast and Arthur Thorning Fighting High ISBN: 978 0 9571163 4 4 Hands…
Movie Review: THE RAILWAY MAN by Mark Barnes
THE RAILWAY MAN Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. 116 mins. On general release. Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online The story of Eric Lomax…
Ebook Sales of Mein Kampf Top the Charts
Time NewsFeed recently reported that the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler’s manifesto, Mein Kampf, is topping the charts in eBook sales. Hitler penned the book in…
THE ROAR OF THE LION – The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches. Review by Mark Barnes
THE ROAR OF THE LION The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches By Richard Toye Oxford University Press ISBN: 978 0 19 964252…
WWII hero Jack Tirrell repeatedly put himself in front of enemy tanks
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII hero Jack Tirrell who received four bravery medals including three MCs on three occasions during the war…
A Bullet Lodged in Arnhem Veteran Body is Found After Death
Jack Mansell was a World War II Arnhem veteran who recently passed away. When workers in the funeral parlor cremated the body, they were surprised…
Dutch Railway Museum Opposes a Monument to Utrecht Jewish Deportees
Times of Israel reports: A museum in Utrecht, The Dutch Railway Museum to be exact, is opposing a plan to erect a monument to pay…
Even Christmas Could Not Escape the Third Reich
The Daily Mail reports an exhibition in Ulm called “Decorated” was opened on December1st this year. It shows Christmas tree decorations through out the years.…
Prague’s hotel once held Cold War spies who eavesdropped on VIP guests
There is more than what meets the eye. At first glance, a grand old hotel in Prague seems like an innocent building. Yet, underneath the…
US Army reduces number of paratroopers, say goodbye to the Pathfinders & 508th PIR
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…
WWII Vet tells story of bold raid on one of the German navy’s largest battleship – the Tirpitz
Commander John Lorimer is the last of the twelve brave soldiers who went to raid one the German navy’s largest battleships in Europe and “pride…
A glimpse at the “graveyard” of war vehicles from World War II to the Cold War
RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire used to host the bustle of soldiers and war vehicles during World War II and the Cold War. Now, it is…