Pilots of the Caribbean
Thu 17th AprilA description of the RAF Museum London's latest exhibition 'Pilots of the Caribbean' by curator Peter Devitt, delving into the stories of black volunteers across two World Wars.
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A description of the RAF Museum London's latest exhibition 'Pilots of the Caribbean' by curator Peter Devitt, delving into the stories of black volunteers across two World Wars.
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Exclusive Warbird Hangar Access
Tue 15th AprilVisit a collection of Spitfires and other warbirds based at Biggin Hill airport in Kent.
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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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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Wed 16th OctoberOrdinary Seaman Phillip Gunn, who served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, left an unpublished account of the WW1 Mesopotamia campaign and its battles, from which his son David has written Sailor in the Desert.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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