Oskar Bösch in 1944. (Credits: Argunners) Oskar Bösch was born on 18 May 1924 at Höchst in Austria. He was a qualified glider pilot when he joined the Luftwaffe in…

Chips, a German shepherd, collie, husky mix, was the most famous and decorated sentry dog in World War II, one of 10,425 dogs that saw service in the Quartermaster Corps’…

Twelve British WWII veterans were presented with France’s highest distinction, the Légion d’Honneur, during a ceremony at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Kensington, London. The Legion d’Honneur was presented to the…

Upheaval, chaos and turmoil are all part of military history. It has been a privilege for me to write about men, machines and the fog of war in books, magazine…

Walter Schuck Walter Schuck was born on 30 July 1920 in Frankenholz. He was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until the end…

A filmmaker has sought to visualise the scale of human loss in World War II, in a 15 minute documentary. Neil Halloran wrote, directed and narrated ‘The Fallen of World…

X Company is an emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of World War 2 espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young…

When Japanese aircraft swooped over Pearl Harbor, dive-bombers were among the primary planes that devastated the harbor. These were planes that could dive toward and take out land and naval…

Listed are some of the new upcoming and soon to-be-released book titles related to the History of German Units, Armor and more.. They look promising and be sure to pre-order…

Luc Vanrell is a diver, photographer and underwater explorer, credited with the discovery of famous author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s P-38 “Lightning”, which was shot down by a German fighter aircraft over the…