Top 5 Picks of WW1 Steel Helmets
FIRST WORLD WAR relics are considered to be special not only because they bear witness to the event of a first ‘total war’ in which…
THE WORLD’S FIRST SWAT TEAM
Like Joseph, this book has a coat of many colours. It is by turn a history book, a travel guide and a social circular. It…
Airway to the East 1918-1920
Like Pen & Sword’s autobiography of Hitler’s snapper, this is the sort of book that inspires articles in the nether regions of the Daily Mail.…
DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993
I occasionally travel to work with a colleague, who, by coincidence, reviews albums for a rock music website. While I might often find common ground…
THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS
In the sticky heat of an October day, I found myself in the Commonwealth cemetery in Stanley on Hong Kong Island. There is much to…
THE MARCH ON PARIS The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914
Kaiser Bill is feeling ill, The Crown Prince, he’s gone barmy. We don’t give a f*ck for old von Kluck, And all his bleedin’ army.…
THE GREAT WAR EXPLAINED.
Everything is in the title. It does exactly what it says on the tin. This excellent book does not set out to be encyclopaedic, nor…
WALKING THE WESTERN FRONT YPRES Slaughter of the Innocents 1914-15
If you take the Menin Road from Ypres towards Hooge you pass the fields on the left hand side where my great uncle Leslie lived…
Continued insurance benefits for HMVF members through Footman James
Continued insurance benefits for Historic Military Vehicle Forum members through Footman James The HMVF is pleased to announce that it has renewed its arrangement with…
THEY SHALL NOT PASS-The French Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
I read a lot of books and it’s fair to say that a lot of the stuff that passes my eyes leaves something to be…
Stoneleigh Militaria Fair
Well it was the first show of the season and we were lucky that it was just a cold day and that the bad weather held off.