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 II. Lewis Sorley provides an unprecedented look at Gavin’s innermost thoughts as he fought his way from Sicily, through Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany…

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 make things better than they once were in time past. And, to capture all the different events that happened in history, many works of art…

The Forgotten Stretcher-Bearers during World War I

When America sends sons and daughters into combat not all will return unscathed, and some will die. When a member of the United States military is injured in combat, it is up to healthcare professionals to take immediate life-saving measures. Today, an injured soldier’s care begins with brave medics (US Army) and hospital corpsmen (US…

REVIEW: My Way (2011) – Immense Action World War II Movie

My Way (2011), a South Korean World War II movie,  and apparently being one of the most expensive Korean films ever made with a budget of â‚©28 billion (US$24 million), is loosely based on the story of Yang Kyoungjong. Yang Kyoungjong was a Korean soldier, who fought with the Imperial Japanese Army, the Soviet Red Army, and eventually the German Wehrmacht (in…

2 Pilots Missing Since World War II Are Finally Accounted For

The DPAA has released that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Howard T. Lurcott and 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, both missing since World War II, have finally been accounted for. B-24J Pilot Lurcott went missing at Tarawa Lagoon and A-26 pilot Hadfield went missing in Germany. 1st Lt. Howard T. Lurcott was accounted for on…

British and American Aces of World War I

Being there . . . . for Schiffer Publishing Company’s famed military historian-author NormanFranks’ introductions of British and American Aces of World War I, followed in a few weeks,with an equally rare meeting of German air aces of that bitter disastrous European conflict.Mention the name Norman Franks and buffs of the First World War spring…

US Navy Protected Cruiser 1885-1918; Allied Warships vs the Atlantic Wall; Super-Battleships of World War II

“US NAVY PROTECTED CRUISERS 1883 – 1918”, by Brian Lane Herder, Illustrated by Paul Wright.OSPREY PUBLISHING/Bloomsbury Publishing: 2023, New Vanguard Series #320, 48 pages, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”, softcover, $20. Visit, www.ospreypublishing.com. “ALLIED WARSHIPS vs THE ATLANTIC WALL – – Normandy 1944”, by Steven J. Zaloga. OSPREYPUBLISHING/Bloomsbury Publishing: 2023, Osprey DUEL Engage the Enemy…

Sidney Reilly, World War I Spy and Scoundrel

Author Ian Fleming, when asked about the escapades of his fictional spy James Bond, reportedly replied, “He’s no Sidney Reilly.” Who was Sidney Reilly and why did Fleming’s remark indicate that the smooth, suave licensed-to-kill ladykiller was inferior to him? Perhaps because what Agent 007 accomplished with the gadgets provided by the ingenuity of Q…

Uncovering Tunnels of World War I: The Falkenhausen Tunnel

In August 2019, Association des Souterrains Allemands de Puisaleine et des Environs 14/18, reopened a German underground network which was created during the Spring of 1916 on the battlefield of the French department Oise. This incredible network of underground tunnels, named “Falkenhausen Tunnel”, has 3 levels and extends over 400m (1312 feet) in length. A.S.A.P.E….