REVIEW: Operation Sealion: The Invasion of England by Peter Schenk
Operation Sealion stands alone as the first planned, large scale amphibious operation. (from the Introduction) Peter Schenk’s Operation Sealion: The Invasion of England, 1940 is a detailed analysis of the…
Pyos Ryzhiy also known as Dog Brown & Red Dog (2016)
Red Dog is an action-drama film, based on the true story of tank-destroyer dogs which the Soviet army used against the Germans during World War 2. It is also a…
The 4 Best Scopes For AR 15: Reviews And Buying Guide
What are the best scopes for AR 15? Whether you are using your AR-15 rifle for hunting, in target shooting competitions, or combat, scopes can help you to target better.…
Part Ten Of a Ten-Part Series – Texas A+M Consortium
Being there . . . . to join true Texians in applauding two University Press topnotch texts about their finest, not only in World War II, but also during the…
Today in History: Remember the Maine!
On February 15, 1898, the U.S.S. Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor in the midst of Cuba’s fight for independence against Spain. Ironically, the U.S.S. Maine’s life began as…
14 Interesting Facts About Memorial Day
Here are 14 interesting facts about Memorial Day that you may did not know. FACT 1: Memorial Day was formerly known as Decoration Day and was originally intended to commemorate…
BLOCKING KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge
Being there . . . . in the Ardennes to watch Hitler concentrate and launch all his reserves for a final desperate gamble to stop the Allied armies from invading…
Soldiers’ Aid Societies During The Civil War
Soldiers’ aid societies began to form shortly after the Civil War began. Women – most from the upper classes – wanted to do something to help their husbands, brothers, children,…
Upcoming World War II Movie “Verloren in Klessin” (2018)
After Heintje Peter directed his first movie “Wir Waren Kameraden“, a second movie is in the make, called “Verloren in Klessin”. As before, the movie is shot with a small…
Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn
explores, explains, and answers. Cogently, he writes in his concluding paragraph, “There are nowinners here, and to the misfortune of memory and history, the tragedy continues to stalk menlike George…
JOINING MOLLIE IN HELPING DEFEAT HITLER
This memorable memoir describes the enlistment life of a dedicated American WAC whoserved resolutely in England when it came under relentless attack by the German air force, thebloody battlefields of…
A Walk in the Sun
Being there . . . not to read about combat this time, but to watch, listen, absorb, and emotionally feel it in one of the three best World War II…
Review: Checkmate in Berlin
“Checkmate In Berlin – – The Cold War Showdown That Shaped The Modern World” Reviewed by Don DeNevi With Hitler’s body soaked in petrol and burning in a common ditch…
The Village That Burrowed Underground During the War in Vietnam
Today the things that stand out most in Vietnam, are the aromas of food being barbecued over charcoal, the laughter of the children playing in the streets, and the music.…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine. Feb- Dec 2022
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just finished my 14th Book Review of the Year!! When the Russians invaded Ukraine in 2022, sparking a war now going into its third year, I…
The 8 Best WW2 Fighter Planes
World War II saw stiff competition among combatants in the design of fighter planes as they sought to outdo each other in performance and ultimately defeat each other. Fighter plane…
Leaving Gettysburg by Curtis Crockett
Curtis Crockett’s Leaving Gettysburg is a valuable addition to Civil War literature because it examines a rarely studies aspect of the conflict, the aftermath of battle. While many excellent books…
REVIEW: Storming Monte La Difensa – The First Special Service Force at the Winter Line 1943
Osprey Publishing, Raid Series of Books, Raid 48. Author – Bret Werner. Illustrator- Peter Dennis Bret’s book details the history and most famous battle of the First Special Service Force…
Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg; Roots of Film Noir
Being there . . .for the arrival of the rapidly approaching first day in the new calendar year,2025, of two recently published titles from matchless, in diversity of topics and…
The Aircraft Carrier Legacy of Lake Michigan
America’s entry into World War II dramatically increased the ranks of naval aviators, correspondingly expanding the requirement for instruction in operating from an aircraft carrier. Carrier qualification previously took place…
The Eyes of the Desert Rats
Being there . . . . to appreciate, value, then consider for purchase a recently published nearperfect World War II book as this Christmas Day’s gift for your favorite military…
British Coastal Weapons vs German Coastal Weapons; British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939-45; Nakajima Ki-49 ‘Helen’ Units; Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West
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Presidents at War; Beyond the Call of Duty; Naples 1343; Surviving War, Oceans Apart; Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries; Gangster Hunters
Being there . . . . right NOW, if you haven’t realized the Xmas Buying Season is making its finaldash to Yule Eve and Morning. With a few hours remaining,…
U.S. Battleships 1939-45
Being there . . . among and on the decks of America’s most potent weapon on the world’s seas,our battleships and battlecruisers by class, ranging from the early Dreadnought-type of…
‘Allo ‘Allo (1982)
In France during World War II, Rene Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another’s…
Kitchener: The Man Not the Myth by Anne Samson
The enduring image of Field Marshal Kitchener of Khartoum stares down through the decades since the First World War, index finger thrust towards the viewer enjoining him to action with…
Color Footage of B-17’s during Air Raid and Combat with German fighters
Incredible color footage from the 1944 documentary, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, during an air raid and combat over Germany. You’ll be able to see a B-17…
J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg
– CIVILIAN VOICES, JUNE – NOVEMBER 1863”, PLACING YOU PRESENT LIKE NO OTHER MEANS:THE J. HOWARD WERT COLLECTION OF GETTYSBURG’S RELICS FROM THE SEVERAL SNIPINGAND ARTILLERY SITES AND GENERAL BATTLEFIELDS…
The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (1): The First Day by Timothy J. Orr, illustrated by Steve Noon
Timothy Orr provides readers with an excellent introduction to the Battle of Gettysburg, focused on the opening engagements between the Army of Northern Virginian and the Army of the Potomac.…
THE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY SA16-A2
Article and Review by Nick Jacobellis As early as 1982 the U.S. Army requested the development of a carbine version of the M16A1-A2. Even though the Colt CAR15 (carbine) was…
Naval Aces of World War I, Part 2
Review by Peter L. Belmonte Jon Guttman, Naval Aces of World War I, Part 2. Oxford, UK: Osprey, 2012. Softcover, illus.,96pp.In Naval Aces of World War I, Part 2, aviation…
Wyoming sailor in Kamikaze attack at Okinawa
He was throwing a football with his friend Dale Downey on that cool December day when the word came across the radio. His dad came outside and said the Japanese…
REVIEW: 7th SS Mountain Division – Prinz Eugen at War 1941-45 – A History of the Division
Another great pictorial book that outlines the history of the 7th SS Mountain Division, Prince Eugen during World War II. It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene…
The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe
Review by Peter Belmonte Bill Yenne, The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2024. Hardcover, illus., 320pp. Of the…
Interview of Stuka Pilot – Heinz Migeod
Heinz-Georg Wilhelm Migeod was born on 24 February 1918 in Stettin and passed away on 18 November 2010 in Somerset West, South Africa at the age of 92. These interviews took place…
Excellent Footage of a Ukrainian T-64 in Action
We’ve received this video link in our mailbox and it’s a YouTube video called “Ukrainian Armor”. The footage is excellent and seem to show a small video dairy made by…
Turning the Tide
Being there . . . . in 1942 when Britain and the United States had to prove to “Uncle” Joe Stalinthat the main Western Allies were deadly serious about relieving…
REVIEW: Lake Ilmen 1942 – The Wehrmacht Front to the Red Army
An excellent expose capturing the significant contribution of the Spanish fighters of the 250th Ski Company that served in the German Wehrmacht at Lake Ilmen on the Russian Front during…
No Moon as Witness
famous of all, Reinhard Heydrich, Himmler’s deputy who both he and Hitler feared, and endingthe Fuhrer’s precious atomic bomb program by destroying the heavy water plant at Vemork,Norway.Meanwhile, OSS operatives…
Upcoming War History Documentaries in 2019
Don’t miss out on new war movie, documentary and serie releases! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on new upcoming and most anticipated Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases of the year 2019.…
Surviving the Holocaust and Stalin
Being there. . . . to share, nay, empathize and project, literally, figuratively, and imaginatively,your consciousness as a member of the Marta Seiler family struggling to not only survive thehorrors…
Eisenhower and MacArthur: Allies and Adversaries
The grassroots movement in 1952 to make Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower president of the United States had a winning slogan, “I like Ike,” that carried the World War II general…
Operation Paperclip: Saving the German Scientists
Operation Paperclip, named after the use of the ordinary paperclip attached to the personnel files of select German scientists, was a special operation of breathtaking scope. Instead of highly trained…
MI9, Escape and Evasion, 1939-1945
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just Finished my 60th(!!) Book Review of the Year!! I have to say I am so thankful to my Brother in Law Chris who pointed out…
Darkest Hour
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just Finished my 53rd Book Review of the Year!! The 1941 Australian Government knew that Rabaul, the Anchorage on the northern tip of the island of…
Blue Skies: Horrific Images Captured Last Moments of USAAF Bombers
We’ve compiled a second photographic gallery of heart-wrenching images which capture the last moments before disaster of several United States Army Air Force bombers during World War II. You can…
Trailer of Upcoming WW2 Movie “Lost in Klessin” Released
Verloren in Klessin (Lost in Klessin) focuses on the events that took place near the river Oder in February/March 1945. While the Russians moved closer towards German home ground and towards…
Armin Wegner – Medic & Human Rights Activist
Armin Theophil Wegner was born on October 16, 1886 in Elberfeld/Rhineland, Germany. Armin was born into a family with old noble Prussian roots. His father was a civil servant employed…
