Before reading the Railway Man, I am reading this book, only 154 pages, so likely to be a "tabloid" version of the battle. Published by the History...
Oh the pressure!
I have now purchased the book. Interesting to see how the film differs from the book.
Roy, as your father was a Private soldier, he is unlikely to have been the person with the map, and that coupled with the confusion of the retreat...
For me the Spitfire, there is an old saying, if it looks right, it usually is. The Spitfire looked right, it is such a beautiful and elegant...
There are going to be numerous commemorations in the UK during the next four years. They will not be as frequent or as numerous as the current events...
On August 4th 2014, The Tank Museum at Bovington, Dorset, England held a commemorative day to mark the start of WWI. It included a mock battle and...
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/ww1-centenary/poppies-in-the-moat The link should take you to the details. I think the profit from the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] To commemorate the start of WWI, over 800,000 ceramic poppies are being planted in the dry moat of the tower of London. One poppy...
Tanks did play a big part in bringing trench warfare to an end. It was not however an overnight thing and initially tanks were used in very small...
Vashstampede, the Battle of the Atlantic was never about a "fist" fight between the Royal Navy and the Kreigsmarine, it was about the control of the...
On Saturday August 2nd 2014 the 1st & 2nd Royal Tank Regiments amalgamated to form a single Regiment The Royal Tank Regiment. The Parade was held at...
The wobbling English, actually British, but never mind, were in a stronger position in 1941 than they were in 1940 and I am happy to be a "slave" to...
Experience and skills acquired during the first two years of war must also be put into the pot. We British always start a war by losing, by 1943 the...
More on Hobart's Funnies on D Day. The diary of a Captain in the 22nd Dragoons on Sword Beach June 6th, 1944. D DAY Reveille 05.00hrs Troops...
They were part of 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division (Desert Rats). The Division would have had engineer support, maybe though he was with...
I'm biased, but my own regiment, 1st Royal Tank Regiment. They were in the North African Campaign from the first day to the last. They were the only...
R Leonard I applaud your attempts at reason but suspect a good story will always be more popular than the facts. I have shown again my posts on this...
The Axis partners of Germany , Italy and Japan had an agreement to help each other if they were attacked by another country, but there were no...
The Germans and Italians were totally in the dark regarding Pearl Harbour
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