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Gavin At War: The World War II Diary of Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, edited and annotated by Lewis Sorley

General Gavin is a legend among American paratroopers, leading the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and later the 82ndAirborne Division in four combat jumps in the European Theater during World War…

THE RUGER MINI 14-THE OTHER ASSAULT RIFLE

Article by Nick Jacobellis             The first time I trained with a Ruger Mini 14 was while serving as a U.S. Customs Patrol Officer back in the 1980s. When I…

Being there . . . in ’44 and ’45 when America’s combat heroes began to turn The Tide

Reviewed and highly recommended by Don DeNevi                                                                                           Part One . . .Today   …

Foyle’s War (2002)

[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1 – 8″ state=”closed”] Coming soon … [/junkie-toggle] Title Foyle’s War Country UK Production Co. Greenlit Productions, Paddock Productions Creators Anthony Horowitz Cast Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony…

Poland marks 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War 2

“I bow my head before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany’s tyranny. And I ask forgiveness,” said German President…

U.S. Navy Attack Aircraft 1920-2020; US Attack Aviation

In 1917, when Billy Mitchell was told Captain Manfred Baron von Richthofen’s opinion of aircombat, ‘’. . . find the enemy and shoot him down, anything else is nonsense.”, he…

The Best Films About World War II Ever Existed

It is no news that history is a very crucial part of life. We all know that understanding the past is very important if we must shape the future and…

Cambridge Spies (2003)

[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 At Cambridge in the 1930s, don Anthony Blunt and student Guy Burgess recruit fellow students Kim Philby and Donald Maclean to fight fascism by…

Authentic Sherman Tank from 1943 for sale on ebaY!

There’s an authentic Sherman tank M4A1 for sale on ebaY and if your pockets are deeper than the current bid of $195,000 (although reserve still has not been met), it…

The Death of a Sherman Tank and her crew on Okinawa, 1945

This sad footage shows an USMC M4A3 Sherman Tank of the 6th Tank Battalion burning after hitting a heavy Japanese IED – typically an aircraft bomb or artillery shell in…