Crossing the Rhine
Fri 7th MarchField Marshal Montgomery had been studying the problem of crossing the Rhine, Germany’s last strategic barrier, ever since the failure of Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
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Field Marshal Montgomery had been studying the problem of crossing the Rhine, Germany’s last strategic barrier, ever since the failure of Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
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The Railway Men
Tue 7th JanuaryThe Hollywood blockbuster The Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine will be released in UK cinemas this Friday. Pen and Sword Books have a wealth of books on their list telling the stories of Far East POWs who worked on the Death Railway.
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Q&A with historical fiction author Gordon Doherty
Mon 23rd DecemberHistorical fiction author Gordon Doherty tells us about his two novel series, how he got his start in writing historical novels and his plans for the future.
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The Malmedy Massacre
Tue 17th DecemberOn 17 December 1944, Kampfgruppe Peiper - part of the 1st SS Panzer Division - massacred 84 unarmed American Prisoners of War at Malmedy. William C C Cavanagh tells the story
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Bairnsfather, Bullets and Billets
Fri 13th DecemberBattlefield guide authors Major and Mrs Holt have begun a campaign for the nation to formally honour First World War cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather.
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Hitler's Fighter Pilot
Thu 31st OctoberPhilip Kaplan describes the actions of one of the best known and greatest German fighter pilots of the Second World War, Adolf Galland, during the Battle of Britain.
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Sailor in the Desert
Wed 16th OctoberOrdinary Seaman Phillip Gunn, who served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, left an unpublished account of the WW1 Mesopotamia campaign and its battles, from which his son David has written Sailor in the Desert.
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Operation Source - 70 Years On
Thu 19th SeptemberSeventy years on from Operation Source, Paul Watkins, author of Midget Submarine Commander - the Life of Godfrey Place VC, describes the events of September 1943.
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Operation Market Garden - 17 September 1944
Tue 17th SeptemberAn overview of Operation Market Garden by renowned battlefield guide authors Major and Mrs Holt, focusing on the first day of the operation
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The Battle of Britain - The Magnificent Poles
Fri 30th AugustOn the afternoon of 30 August 1940, 303 Kosciuszko Squadron, still undergoing training at RAF Northolt, was carrying out an exercise in escorting a group of Blenheim bombers when a formation of German planes came into sight. Adam Zamoyski reports.
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