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REVIEW: Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields

Hughes’ battlefield guide book, published in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, is an exceptionally good example of the genre. It is packed with information, yet clear…

Survival in the South Pacific

Being there . . . . in September of 1943 on the small island of Espiritu Santo in the NewHebrides of the South Pacific after a young American pilot is…

The Tanks are Coming Through Now, The Brigade battles at Gazala, May- June 1942

Review by Christopher Eric (Moon) Mullins Author : Neal Dando Details General – Pages : 192 | Images : 8 colour maps, 3 tables Paperback – Date of Publication : 4th December…

7 Best Night Vision Scopes

Whether you hunt or just like to spend a lot of time at the shooting range, a night vision scope makes shooting a lot more fun. There are some basic…

Amazing story about an American top turret gunner on a B-17 bomber

Millions of Americans served in the armed forces during World War II. They have been called the Greatest Generation. The following is the story of one such man from that…

Outfit

Leave a Comment / Literature, Outfit, Reviews, World War II / By Ben Powers For casual students of the Second World, when considering the contributions of the United States, the…

Being there . . . lest we lose Bob, a good, near-perfect man, to fading memory and the history shelf . . .

Why? Read his memorable memoir published in 2005 for a thousand reasons, and then some .                         Reviewed and…

Nazi Spies & Collaborators in Britain

World War II buffs, of course, know Neil is an accomplished award-winning historian andauthor who specializes in the impact of war on British society in the first half of the…

Book Review: Jutland 1916: The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield.

Book Review by Peter L. Belmonte The author is Innes McCartney, Jutland 1916: The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2016. Hardcover, illus., 272pp.In Jutland 1916: The…

Lawrence of Arabia: Colonel T.E. Lawrence, CB, DSO, Places and Objects of Interest By Paul Kendall

     Paul Kendall’s new book on the material history of the Lawrence of Arabia legend is chock full of amazing photographs that provide context to the story of T.E. Lawrence…