For almost four desperate years, from 1939 to mid-1943, the British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine … [Read more...]
Seizing the Enigma – The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1933-1945
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Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines
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December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
HSL102, one of two historic World War II rescue boats owned by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT), is to be given a new lease of life with … [Read more...]
Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC** – The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator
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November 2, 2011 By
Tommy Broom was one of the RAF’s most legendary and popular heroes of World War II. He joined the service at eighteen years of age in 1932 and … [Read more...]
Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles
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October 11, 2011 By
At the beginning of the last century it was possible to sail from London to Glasgow via the south coast ports and Belfast, returning along the east … [Read more...]
Posters of World War 2: Allied and Axis Propoganda 1939-1945
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October 6, 2011 By
Posters of World War II is a study of the war poster as a phenomenon. It considers that they were often excellent and beautiful pieces of artwork … [Read more...]
The Forgotten Few – The Polish Air Force in World War II
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October 3, 2011 By
By the beginning of 1941 there was a fully fledged Polish Air Force operating alongside the RAF. With 14 Squadrons it was larger than any other of … [Read more...]
Crossing the Rapido – A Tragedy of World War II
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August 31, 2011 By
The Rapido River was the last natural barrier between General Mark W. Clark’s Fifth U.S. Army and Rome. Always aware of publicity, Clark wanted … [Read more...]
The Queen unveils memorial to Bletchley Park code breakers
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Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh have made their first visit to Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, to unveil a memorial … [Read more...]
Lady’s Men – The Story of World War II’s Mystery Bomber and Her Crew
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July 4, 2011 By
In April 1943 Lady Be Good, an American Liberator bomber, vanished into the night while returning to base at Benghazi, Libya, following a mission to … [Read more...]
Arnhem
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May 20, 2011 By
Major-General Urquhart commanded the 1st British Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden, the greatest airbone assault of World War II, the … [Read more...]
