http://www.mckenzie.uk.com/zeebrugge/index.htm Following the post about William Helman of Guernsey, the above site is another sad story, of Albert...
Some men got a VC for actions like this: William 'Buster' Swan - Telegraph William 'Buster' Swan, who has died aged 88, won an immediate...
Zeppelin L59, the Afrika-Zeppelin or Afrikaschiff, and her sister L57 were the largest Zeppelins to fly during the war, with a length of 741 feet...
Now this chap really did have an exciting life......Its difficult not to believe that Ian Fleming and John Le Carre had heard of him Colonel David...
I have copied this from the thread on Hauptman Roser, so that Lanoe Hawker VC has his own thread. The passage below is lifted straight from...
Edward Mannock VC, DSO and two bars, MC and bar, was almost certainly the highest-scoring British Empire ace of the war. Known as Mick to his...
I just had to be the first on this site to mention the man who was probably the leading British ace of the war, James Thomas Byford McCudden VC DSO*...
This very interesting lady met many of the leading figures of the war. Pity she never discovered this site; she certainly seems to have been a writer...
There are many stories of heroism from the Great War; in a few instances a single family not only suffered multiple tragedies but provided more than...
Gordon Procter - Telegraph This chap had a colourful life, including a brief but hazardous experience of WW2 Gordon Procter, who has died aged 84,...
Ok, here I am! Most of my mates from WW2Chat are here, so I'm not going to be left out! I'm interested in both the wars, but WW1 has even more of...
Spitfire, Hurricanes and Lancasters losing out to Nazi foes in kit toy sales - Telegraph Spitfire, Hurricanes and Lancasters losing out to Nazi...
From the Daily Telegraph: Major Robert Furman Wartime intelligence officer charged with discovering the true extent of the German nuclear...
A contemporary hero to be proud of... especially when I think of what some 19 year-olds get up to Dead British soldier George 'Sparky' Sparks...
Nazis drew up secret plans for Kamikaze bomb plane to attack Britain - Telegraph Another Nazi secret weapon, though it seems the Nazis weren't...
Colin Beaumont-Edmonds - Telegraph Colin Beaumont-Edmonds, who has died aged 85, was blinded in action in 1943 and won a Military Cross. He...
I thought you might enjoy this list: Seditious Children’s Books You Were an Accident You Are Different and That's Bad The Boy Who Died...
Brigadier Hugo Ironside, tank commander and Colditz inmate, has died aged 90. Brigadier Hugo Ironside - Telegraph
This is not really WW2, but I couldn't resist posting it. This lady was clearly a hell of a character! Driving at 95! From the Daily Telegraph...
This appeared in the Daily Telegraph. This veteran is clearly determined to stay independent. Quite an ordeal for anyone to stay out on an English...
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