Major Cain VC
I was reminded this week about Major Robert Cain, Victoria Cross recipient for his deeds during Operation Market Garden. I
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World War II Top Trumps
Who remembers Top Trumps? Whilst clearing out boxes at home I came across this pack, Artillery of World War II. I
Cine Film of Lancaster Bomber KM?
I was recently looking at some cine from the 1960’s. One very short snippet was of this Lancaster Bomber, I
Mark Zuehlke
In the next episode of the WW2 Podcast I look at the Raid on Dieppe, with Mark Zuehlke. Hailed by
The de Havilland Mosquito and the heavy bombers
In the last WW2 Podcast I discovered the British de Havilland Mosquito could deliver a similar payload to Berlin, as the American
The Zeltbahn
The German Zeltbahn has always amazed me as a brilliant piece of design, a simple triangular piece of cotton that
War & Peace Revival 2015
After a hiatus of a few years I once more made a pilgrimage to War & Peace Revival this weekend.
WW2 Eyewitness – Tom Butterfield
We are losing hundreds of Second World War veterans every day, and with them eyewitness accounts of the most pivotal
RMS Lancastria and my friends Grandfather
On the 17th of June 1940 the RMS Lancastria was sunk with at least 4,000 casualties, it is Britain’s worst ever
Colouring the War
I’ve been playing once more with colouring some of the pictures from the mystery album I own. I picked this