Michael MacCallan’s grandfather Arthur was an ophthalmic surgeon. He helped convert Travelling Ophthalmic Hospitals into WWI military hospitals for the support of…
In 1809, a 5ft 5in tall, brown-haired Irishman called John Rowland enlisted in the 95th Regiment of Foot, already by then a sharpshooting Rifle…
Taken from our Bombing For D-Day feature by Thomas Withington, this map shows the railyards in France targeted by the RAF as…
It could hardly have been the ambition of the Salmon’s creators that it should end up as an exhibit at Florida’s Sun…
The opening scenes of this Japanese WWII film throw us straight into furious action. Japanese troops holding the islandof Saipan are being…
Military historian and TV presenter Dan Snow has just brought out a new iPad app that tells the story of the Second…
The Goliath Tracked Mine Standing at a mere 1ft tall and 4ft long, it must be assumed that the Goliath Tracked Mine…
Albert Rickman was born in Milford-on-Sea and lived with his parents, Charles and Anne Rickman, at 4 Carrington Terrace. On Friday 15…
The brief was simple: create an explosive device which is easy to carry and innocent in appearance. No sticks of dynamite, no…
The revolutionary weapon that transformed anti-tank fighting in the final battles of WWII. After the first model was introduced in July 1943,…