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REVIEW: Secret War- The Story of SOE-Britain’s wartime sabotage organization

Nigel’s book details the foundation and early years of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) created in 1940. This organization has always been shrouded in secrecy due to the nature of its wartime and peacetime objectives. Formed during WWII it was instrumental in inserting men deep into enemy territory in the European, South-East Asia, Middle …

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REVIEW: Men of the Battle of Britain by Kenneth G. Wynn

1 Comment / Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. Copies are also owned by many with purely an armchair interest in the events of 1940. The book records the service details of the airmen who …

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Hurricane RF-E P3700 (Credits: Polish Embassy UK)

Hurricane unearthed 75 years after it crashed during Battle of Britain

2 Comments / General News / By ARGunners Magazine

The remains of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron’s Hurricane were uncovered exactly 75 years after the airplane’s crash on 9th September 1940. Piloted by Sgt Kazimierz Wunsche, Hurricane RF-E 3700 was shot down during the Battle of Britain following air combat with the Luftwaffe over Beachy Head. Sgt Wunsche bailed out of his burning aircraft …

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REVIEW: Traditional Enemies: Britain’s War With Vichy France 1940-42

2 Comments / Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

I had the pleasure of reviewing this book. It’s one of the most interesting I’ve read to date which sits and makes you think about what would have happened had things gone down differently. It gives the story of the French during Dunkirk and after Dunkirk about how France was split by Germany. one half …

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Review: Checkmate in Berlin

Leave a Comment / Militaria, Other, Reviews, World War II / By Don DeNevi

Reviewed by Don DeNevi Publisher’s Summary: BERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers— the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, once the four powers were …

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Operation Colossus by author Lawrence Patterson

Literature, Reviews, World War II / By Ben Powers

Published by Greenhill Press, available from Casemate Publishers Lawrence Patterson’s book detailing Operation Colossus, the British airborne raid against the Italian aqueduct providing fresh water to the Apulia region of southern Italy, is far more than a combat history despite being an excellent example of the genre. Patterson details the policy, organizational and doctrinal decisions …

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World War II in the Mediterranean

World War II / By Matthew Adams

World War II was a war that raged in western, eastern, and southern Europe. Although the biggest battles took place in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean was another notable front in the war. Britain and the USA waged a war against Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in the Mediterranean from 1940-1944. The Mediterranean Theater also included …

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REVIEW: Hitler’s invasion of East Anglia 1940; An Historical cover up?

Reviews / By Christopher (Moon) Mullins

REVIEW: Hitler’s invasion of East Anglia 1940; An Historical cover-up? An interesting book about the planning on both sides of the war of the German Invasion of England. The German plan of operation was called Sea Lion. History tells us that many countries have tried to invade England but only one was successful. I won’t …

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5 Great Battleships of World War 2

Weaponry, World War II / By Matthew Adams

During the interwar period, battleships remained the foremost naval ships. Aircraft carriers were then the new big thing in naval warfare, but they remained unproven until the Battle of Taranto in 1940. So, the world’s foremost navies expanded their fleets with bigger and stronger battleships than ever before throughout the 1930s as international tensions rose …

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How the German High Command Supported the Bolsheviks in World War I

Articles, General Articles / By Matthew Adams

In 1917, Germany was at war not only with Russia, but the United States, Great Britain, and France. Those enemies gave Germany’s army two fronts in Western and Eastern Europe. As the USA joined the Triple Entente in 1917, Germany had to win World War I sooner rather than later. Aside from its army, the …

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