When the German navy captured a British Welman midget submarine in November 1943, Commander Hans Bartels set about improving its crude design…
Whispering Death A heavy fighter derived from a light bomber, the Bristol Beaufighter entered service in the summer of 1940 and by…
Designed by the Germans, copied by the British and thrown out of aeroplanes over occupied Europe, the Royal Enfield Flying Flea was…
The English language changed drastically during the swinging Sixties. ‘Cool’ suddenly meant fashionable or aloof, to ‘dig’ something was to enjoy it,…
Ron Field uncovers the role of Scots Americans in the war to free the slaves. In the wake of the failed Union…
Larry Collins looks at the function of theatre entertainment during the First World War and its role as unofficial recruiter, propagandist, and…
Just over 75 years ago, the world’s loudest ever aircraft took to the skies for its first test-flight. When the US Navy…
Eric Bryan examines the only gun tractor small enough to fit inside the hold of a Junker Ju 52 aircraft. Popularly named the…
In May 1944, an official document was prepared by Jürgen Stroop detailing the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. The 75-page report was…
As the Luftwaffe’s air superiority began to wane in 1943, various schemes were put in place to try and stop the Allies…