Did This Really Happen?
I can’t believe no one has posted about the recent 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid on 16th May, so it falls to me. The debate about how effective …
The Changing Fortune of Pill Boxes
Thought I would drag an article out of the archives and republish/recycle, because it’s such a good one i.e. not from me! Pillboxes are the iconic symbol …
WW2 in Colour
Found a great blog today whilst researching for information on WWII Bailey Bridges for my forthcoming mega
Memories of TSR2 Past
Some time ago 13th Spitfire wrote an article for Think Defence on the TSR2 and it would seem to be a popular topic. Chris has penned another, below. When I was …
Inter War Field Defences
This post has some brief notes on the tactics of the British Army Field Defence form the end of the First War to the end of Second War with reference to …
The Story of the Atlantic Conveyor
Spurred on by Daves excellent post about WWII coastal defences I thought a dip into the history books was in order, it’s been some time since I did …
The Art of Deception
The art of deception is as old as the art of war, the Trojan Horse is perhaps the most widely known. Although the use of fraud in any action is detestable, yet …
D-Day – After
Thought I would look at a few of the lesser known aspects of the D-Day landings, before, during and after. There are so many aspects of Operation Neptune (the …
D-Day – Before
Thought I would look at a few of the lesser known aspects of the D-Day landings, before, during and after. There are so many aspects of Operation Neptune (the …
The Mighty Merlin
This is a fantastic computer illustration of aircraft that used the Rolls Royce Merlin