Ike’s Bluff – President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save The World
See larger image Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World (Hardcover) By (author) Evan Thomas Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as…
From Panjandrum to Instigator of Anti-Aircraft Wheezes and Dodges
Last night I decided to look up the meaning of Panjandrum, lazily I typed the word directly into google rather than a dictionary. The process turned into one of those serendipitous short journeys…
Merry Christmas
We would like to take the chance to wish you all a very merry christmas and thank you all for your support throughout the year! We would especially like to thank the following…
1401 The Battle of Poltava
The origins of the Great Northern War can be traced back to the Swedish involvement in the Thirty Years War and later in the the First Northern War of 1655-60 between Sweden and…
Season 14 Planning
Its hard to believe season 14 is almost upon us! Toward the end of each season Nick and I vaguely map out the release dates for the next season which effectively puts things…
A Higher Call by Adam Makos
This is just one of those incredible true stories to come out of the Second World War, a crippled B-17 returning on its own is spared by a German Luftwaffe pilot and left…
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
See larger image A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II (Hardcover) By (author) Adam Makos, Larry Alexander The book describes the…
SPECIAL Tony Iveson DFC
Tony Iveson learnt to fly before the outbreak of the Second World War. Flying the famous Spitfire throughout the Battle of Britain he survived a ditching in the sea after he ran out of fuel chasing a…
Tony Iveson: The Bomber Offensive
Anyone interested in the RAF and especially the work of Bomber Command will be fascinated to watch Tony Iveson speak, from his own person experiences, on the subject of the Bomber offensive….
Tony Iveson: The Tirpitz Raid
The German pocket battleship Tirpitz had long eluded British attempts to sink her. Finally in 1944 the job was handed to 617 “the dam busters” squadron and 9 squadron. A number of…
