Tag: WW2
The Castles of World War Two – Nine Medieval Strongholds and the Amazing Roles They Played in Wartime
“A great many ancient European fortresses figured prominently in the six-year conflict. Consider these.” FROM ITS PERCH HIGH ATOP THE FAMOUS White Cliffs, the sprawling fortress of Dover Castle protected England’s shores from invasion for hundreds of…
Driven — Britain’s Campaign to Build a Mechanized Fighting Force to Match Hitler’s Panzers
“The British government, alarmed by Berlin’s rapid rearmament program, authorized the creation of a centre for army mechanization.” Napoleon once wrote that amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. This was certainly not a lesson lost…
The Winter Fortress — The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb (Excerpt)
“From the start, they had known that the odds of their survival were long.” By Neal Bascomb AT THE START of World War Two, the Allies and Germans were actively investigating the possibility of building…
WW2 Bomb Squads – Meet the U.S. Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Pioneers
“More than 2,000 men served in the U.S. Army’s elite bomb disposal teams during the war. Yet American UXB squads received very little media coverage owing to their secrecy and small numbers.” By Jeffrey M….
Dover in the Crosshairs – Hitler’s Four-Year Artillery Bombardment of Southern England
“The Dover Strait became the scene of one of World War Two’s longest-running battles.” THE NARROW SPAN OF WATER separating Dover, England from the Pas-de-Calais, France has long been one of the most strategically important…
The RAF in American Skies – How British Pilots Trained in the U.S. during WW2
“Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 allowed for the training of British pilots in the United States and the formation of British Flying Training Schools.” By Tom Killebrew IN EARLY 1941, Great Britain stood…
