Militaria Articles
Antique arms collecting and the Law
In the first of a short series, Derek Landers untangles some of the complex UK firearms legislation that applies to the legitimate collector
Ferret Scout Car
John Norris takes a look at a lightweight armoured vehicle that is both popular and affordable.
Air Sea Warfare (Germany at War)
Germany flirted briefly with the idea of building an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, and although the idea was eventually dropped the Luftwaffe deployed…
German Fighter Squadrons
German aircraft take their place alongside other German war machines from WW II such as tanks and warships by having a lasting fascination for…
Oversexed, Overpaid and Over Here
This year marks the 70thanniversary of the 'Friendly Invasion' when the USAAF began to arrive in Britain to take the war to the heart…
World War II Book of Lists
If you want to know how many Victoria Crosses were awarded during WW II and who won them or which was the largest warship…
History of the Maginot Line
Interest in WW II can be aroused in one at any stage of one’s life and there are books in every category to cater…
The Ultimate Sniper
Originally released in 1993 this is a fully updated and expanded edition taking the role of the sniper into the 21stcentury.
Reenactment The Home Guard
John Norris looks at re-enactors portraying the ordinary people that made up the heroes of the British Home Front.
St Mihiel 1918
Whatever title one picks up in any of the Osprey series the book represents value for money.
German Fighting Tanks
Modern documentaries using recreated scenes to WW II can only achieve so much. Beyond that one has to resort to original archive film footage…
Pathfinder Company; The Philistines
The term Philistine implies that someone is unsophisticated or uninformed, but that is certainly not the case here because this is a book about…
Britain’s 20 Worst Military Disasters
From movies to news stories, it seems that anything with ‘Disaster’ in the title is guaranteed to draw attention.
