OVERLORD'S BLOG

In September 1944 the Russians finally managed to partially achieve one of their aims, they knocked Finland out of the war. The peace settle...

On the 8th of March 1944 the Japanese forces in Burma launched operation U-Go. Their aim was to smash through the Allied lines and claim a s...

Joseph Beyrle was born on the 25th of August 1923 to a second generation immigrant family in Muskegon, Michigan. His grandparents were origi...

India and Pakistan are two countries who share a common border but have been to war with each other many times. In 1971 there was another ou...

The Atlantic Wall is often held as a mighty fortress of concrete, and a perfect example of this would be the Radar station at Douvres. The s...

In April 1892 Christopher Draper was born in Cheshire. He would lead an eventful life, centred on flying. He first became interested in f...

Due to several things, but mostly Christmas and obtaining some actual historical consultancy work with a short deadline, I am unable to do a...

In 1939 a lone road ran from the Soviet/Finnish border. It's in the north of Finland and it heads through the village of Alakurtti and o...

Back in 1784 a young British officer holding the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Artillery finalised the design of his new type of ammunitio...