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 popular notion of the British Expeditionary Force… Read More Esteemed historian Clay Blair described the airborne operations that comprised… Read More David C. Bonk and George Anderson…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

become entangled with George Armstrong Custer’s life until he measures, “What in the h- – –happened at the Little Bighorn?” We all know that prior to that eventful day the…

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.…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

western features. Leo’s focus, however, is the life story of the original Trigger, his many“doubles”, particularly Little Trigger, the extraordinary “trick horse”.Interestingly, movies in which Trigger appeared without Roy are…

Being there . . . . . to meet and greet the truly great World War II American Admiral of the Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations, Ernest Joseph King,…

Post by Moon Mullins Here is something from my publisher… Read More Article and Review by Christopher (Moon) Mullins A Modern Perspective… Read More Previous Next Article by Vlad Besedovskyy…

Charles Dellschau was an American artist who created drawings, collages and watercolors of airplanes and airship.  Dellschau was also involved in the recording of the activities of the Sonora Aero…

Civil War, Videos (Watch) / By Ben Powers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkPxzrHFmU&t=4s Chris Bryan discusses the campaigns that made the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Chris’ book “Cedar Mountain to…

Being there . . . . for a fresh look at the amphibious seizure of Tarawa; later, to meet the melancholic, controversial Marine aviation hero, Gregory “Pappy” Boyington; followed by…

Mesches, a former sales and marketing executive from western New York state turned authorwho now resides in Frisco, Texas, is the biographer of, “Major General James A. Ulio”, anotherfierce, persevering…

Although handguns were the main firearm for World War II, many soldiers and paratroopers also had WW2 pistols. Most pistols used at this time were distinctive and specifically produced for…

    The Long Range Desert group, British SAS and other Brit SF units that served during WW II – By Nick Jacobellis “Not by strength but by guile,” was…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg I just finished my 13th Book Review of the Year!! The WWII Nazi U-boat menace had the potential to affect The British Empire existentially, while it…

Reviewed by Martin Koenigsberg A meeting engagement is when two opposing armies come in direct contact with each other and fight a battle. A fighting withdrawal is a battle where…

The Central Armed Forces Museum is located in northern Moscow, near the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army. The first exhibition highlighted the military aspects of the Soviet Republic…

Published by Helion & Company, LTD, available from Casemate Publishers The Red River Expedition has its origins in a complex series of political actions transferring territorial sovereignty of lands in…

Being there . . . among the countless other World War II Eastern Front buffs who havevicariously lived through, fought on the outskirts of, and miraculously survived the 900-daySiege of…

We have compiled some of the most popular short films that are freely to be watched on social media together into one list. Based upon views, filming, story and general…

For the past quarter of a century Sailors who served aboard the USS Manatee (AO 58) have been holding reunions in various parts of the United States. The object was to have…

Being there . . . . between 9 and 10 am on the morning of 19 February 1945 when after 72straight days of heavy bombardment, the longest and heaviest of…

Being there . . . . at the front door awaiting summer’s initial arrivals of riveting reading, knowing full well as a prescient collector it will be McFarland & Company,…

Being there . . . . for the first in a two-volume set of more than 100 biographical sketches of themost senior Waffen-SS commanders in World War II. And, military…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just finished my 1st Book Review of the Year!! In this book, two veterans of the Army and Department of the Army history programs give us…

Being there . . . . in the final two years of World War II watching the Russians in their T-34’s steamroll the Nazi invaders who only five years before…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg Tactical Reconnaissance is information that the ground soldiers and the frontline targetters can use- so this book is about attempts to overfly the Warsaw Pact and…

“Double Indemnity” became one of the earliest studio noirs to gain critical and commercialsuccess, including being nominated for seven Oscars. It powerfully influenced the massive noirmovement, launching a large group…

After visiting the Katyn War Cemetery, I began exploring the local forest in the Krasny Bor district in a search for Hitler’s headquarters, “Bärenhöhle,” which was located here during the…

Post by Moon Mullins Here is something from my publisher regarding my most recent book (left) and my first book (right). Both are available 30% off from Pen and Sword.-…

Gun lovers know that ammunition is key. Your gun isn’t too useful without it! If you’re buying ammo, you need reliable ammo containers to store your loose ammo rounds so…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg The American Revolution is the creation myth of America, and most Americans have only a hazy understanding of what actually happened. Here, Daniel Marston, an author…

Published by Sabrestorm, available from Casemate Publishers Neil Barber’s guide of the sites around Pegasus Bridge is a gem. A fifty-two page long, 4” x 5.7” paperback, the book will…