Sustainer of Armies: The United States Quartermaster Corps
Napoleon famously said that an army marches on its stomach, a quote which could easily serve as a bumper sticker for military quartermasters all over the world. No doubt his…
Zollgrenzschutz
even though the fractured guerrilla groups are expending forces and equipment fighting amongthemselves. Yet, as we turn page after page, we see how much of a threat they are toGerman/Italian…
Through Bitter Seas; Nightstalkers
dimension of fighting in the Pacific. Thanks to the brilliant writing of Richard Lawless, we, asenthusiasts of the war against Japan, are privy to the speed, thoroughness, and dedication of…
December, 1864: Lincoln’s Last Christmas
Since November of 1860, when he was elected president of a nation that was teetering on the brink of fatal division, the Christmas season had betokened very little of peace…
Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939-41; Italian Battle Fleet 1940-43
Being there . . . on 3 September 1939 when Britain and her colonies declared war on Germanyafter ultimatums were ignored to cease all occupation activities in Danzig, and, to…
Invasion On
the strongest opposition, thus receiving the most causalities. Keep in mind, 5000 ships and150,000 troops were launched across the English Channel that faithful morning a little after2:00am. Almost immediately the…
Testa di sbarco per otto implacabili also known as Hell in Normandy (1968)
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers whose elimination…
World’s First Flying Wing Jet: Horten Ho 229 at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Horten H. IX (“Horten Ho 229”) was a late World War II German prototype fighter / bomber that was designed by the brothers Reimar and Walter Horten and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik…
They Are Only Gone If Forgotten
Published by Tense Moment Publishing, They Are Only Gone If They Are Forgotten – is the story of one of the original companies with the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Combat…
Four New Books from Osprey Publishing Portend a Kaleidoscopic List of Titles For 2022
Being there . . . . from the gargantuan Battle of Stalingrad to the Japanese naval base in the Truk Islands of the Pacific and their overhead ack-ack filled skies…
REVIEW: The Frontline Fugitives-Book III- GI Gangsters and Collaborators
Author – Nick Jacobellis Nick’s book is set in 1945 and takes place in the European Theater of Operations after World War II. The book’s main characters are part of…
Operation Antila – The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974
Legend claims that Cyprus was the home of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, and it could be said that, throughout its history, a succession of amorous empires including the…
From Yeomanettes to Fighter Jets; Skies of Thunder
Being there . . . for the current exceptional coverage of two early summertime reads dealingwith war matters until this time unknown, ignored, or beyond the usual military sphere. In…
Fighting the Night; Dive Bomber Down
Being there . . . . to vicariously relive the autobiographical combat experiences of TWO, not one,TWO, combat pilots who survived the Pacific War, especially after early 1944 when the…
REVIEW: Sent by the Iron Sky – The legacy of an American Parachute Battalion (3/506th) in World War II
This book primarily focuses on the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, a key contributor to the overall allied airborne assaults during World War II. Although most of…
REVIEW: They Are Only Gone If They Are Forgotten by Steven R. Zaley
They Are Only Gone If They Are Forgotten – The story of one of the original companies with the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Combat Team, Third Battalion, Headquarters Company 1942-1945.…
America's War In Syria And Portugal's Bush War Book Reviews
Being there . . . . . to not only dissect, analyze, and perfect the relevant lessons from our joint military operations with Syrian Kurdish anti-ISIS guerrillas for counter-subversive objectives,…
War Movies and Series Released in 2015
Don’t miss out on war movie and serie releases! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on upcoming and most anticipated Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases. However we’re also compiling lists with war…
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding an American General prisoner, who has full knowledge of the D-Day operation,… but that’s not all…
US Doughboy 1916-19
Hoff, Thomas A., illustrated by Adam Hook. US Doughboy 1916-19. Oxford, UK: Osprey, 2008. Softcover, illustrated, 64pp., ISBN: 978-1-84176-676-8. Review by Peter L. Belmonte In this book, author Thomas A.…
The Telegraph – The D Day Landings
Philip Warner’s collection of first-person accounts of the D-Day landings is a fascinating work of oral history. Originally published in 1980, Pen & Sword Publishing re-introduced the book in 2019…
WATCH: Compilation of Militracks 2018
Argunners Magazine has attented the 2018 edition of Militracks. It was also a special edition since for the first time, the impressive King Tiger (Königstiger) attented Militracks 2018! You can…
War Movies and Series Released in 2017
Don’t miss out on war movie and serie releases! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on upcoming and most anticipated Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases. However we’re also compiling lists with war…
Being there . . . to acknowledge, applaud, and value honest Word War II reportage, Allied or German . . .
A THREE-PART CASEMATE-SCHIFFER SERIES EYEWITNESSING THE MANY SIDES Of HITLER’S WAR Reviewed and highly recommended by Don DeNevi Part One, Monday “Twelve Years with Hitler – –…
Resurrection
APPRECIATING THE AFTERMATH — NEW ILLUSTRATED-HISTORY FROM NAVAL INSTITUE PRESSDEPICTS AND DETAILS PRAISEWORTHY DAMAGE CONTROL AND SALVAGING EFFORTS OF SEVEN SINKING AND SUNK BATTLESHIPS WITHIN MINUTES OF “DASTARDLY” SURPRISE ATTACK…
Civil War Scandal: General Daniel Sickles
There are some names from American history who, for good or ill, seem to belong on a modern stage, where their actions—or antics—would have reveled in the overflow of media…
VIDEO: Wreckage of the USS Hornet (CV-8)
A few days ago RV Petrel announced they did find the wreck of the USS Hornet (CV-8). They’re releasing photographs and video footage over time. See a 4 minute video…
General Bernard Montgomery stands beside an M3 Grant command tank near Tripoli, Libya. 27th of January 1943.
General Bernard Montgomery stands beside an M3 Grant command tank near Tripoli, Libya. 27th of January 1943. So in late Oct. 1942, Montgomery launched Operation Lightfoot. British tanks and other…
Ira Hayes, The Haunted Hero of Iwo Jima
If the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery could reveal its secrets, it would tell tales of heroism and tragedy that would make American hearts break even as they swelled…
War as a Fruitful Topic for College Essays
Finding a topic for your English 101 essay is a relatively easy task; however, sometimes, a student can run out ideas, whether because of burnout or a requirement of the…
20 Most Interesting and Unusual Facts of World War 2
Here are some of the most interesting and unusual facts that occurred during World War II that you may did not know. Fact 1: In 2014, a 90 year old British veteran…
New information and images of TV-Series “Das Boot” (2018)
NEW: An in-depth look at Das Boot (2018) with many new images! Previously, two images were released of upcoming TV-series “Das Boot” (2018) which will be a sequel on one…
Britain’s Secret Defences
HOW TOP SECRET BRITISH CIVILIANS PREPARED TO FIGHT TO THE BITTER END TO DEFEND THEISLES FROM GERMAN INVADERS. . . . and Churchill wasn’t promising granddads with brooms, rakes, and…
The Forgotten First Lady: Varina Howell
First Ladies of the United States are obliged to serve in a unique, often confining role which finds them performing duties that they likely did not expect to fulfill when…
WATCH: Interview with WWII Veteran Nathan G. Slater serving in Normandy & Ardennes
Nathan G. Slater was born in December of 1924 to Aaron and Ella Jane Slater. He was the 5th of 10 children (7 boys, 3 girls). His father, Aaron, was a blaster…
James Holland Burma ’44
Being there . . . . for the rarely described and discussed “Forgotten War”, the Burma Campaign,fought between the Allies and the Japanese between 8 December 1941 and 12 August…
TRAILER: 303 Squadron (2018) – Movie about the Polish RAF Fighters!
The Trailer of 303 Squadron has finally been released and the movie itself will launch in UK Cinemas on November 9, 2018! 303 Squadron, is a Polish/British production directed by…
Hamburg 1940-45; Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers; Fw 190 Sturmjager
Being there . . . . by 10 May of 1940 when the Allied bombing of Germany began. One worryafter another began piling up for the German people who kept…
THE 9MM MOSSBERG MC2 COMPACT PISTOL & THE MOSSBERG MC2SC SUB COMPACT
It is a very well-known fact, that Mossberg manufactures outstanding military/police and sporting shotguns, as well as a line of rifles that are worth owning. When I first heard that Mossberg was…
Custer’s Best; The Officer Corps of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry; Fort Abraham Lincoln Dakota Territory
heroically during the two-day battle, good men who were not interested in an appropriateending to their military careers, but decent men who were a microcosm of the U.S. Army on…
Lincoln’s Senior Generals
following a sterling introduction, his chronological summary of Union Army activities afterLincoln becomes President and Commander-in-Chief, i.e., the army in 1861; placing the UnionArmy in the field for the first…
Breakthrough (1950)
An American infantry unit, from its pre-invasion training to combat in Europe using (approx. 1/3) various preexisting authentic wartime footage. Captain Hale leads a company of infantrymen from the 1st Infantry Division from…
The Hero of Goirle: The Untold Story of Karl-Heinz Rosch
At the corner of the streets of Dorpstraat and Beatrixstraat in the small town of Riel in the Netherlands, an unlikely statue has an unlikely home. The statue of a…
Overlord (2018)
A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day. Film Overlord Genre Horror Country USA Director Julius Avery Writer Billy Ray, Mark L.…
Two Reissued McFarland Memoirs Recall the Sad Plight of America’s POWs in WW II
The solemnity of capture, barren barracks, razor-sharp barbed wire, the monotony, and claustrophobia of long, strained incarceration, imagining escaping amid searchlights, sentry towers and their deluge of rifle shots –…
The War I Knew (2014) also known as D-Day Survivor (2016)
D-Day: A British paratrooper squad is dropped off-target and wiped-out. Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared, lost behind enemy lines. Johnny must grow up and become a…
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers whose elimination…
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman. D-Day the Sixth of June focuses on the London-based affair…
The American Revolution, 1774-83 by author Daniel Marston Review by Ben Powers
The American Revolution altered the balance of power in Europe and set the conditions for the French Revolution and the ultimate rise of Napoleon Bonaparte because of the cost…
To Besiege A City Leningrad 1941-42
buffs are at last privy to eye-witness accounts from both Russian and German soldiers alike,many hitherto unpublished or even read by historians. When added to those stories yielded bythe trapped…
