OVERLORD'S BLOG

 Between 2130 and 2145 the airfield at RAF Metheringham reverberated to the sound of hundreds of Merlin engines. One by one the Lancaster...

Overnight on the 16th/17th of January 1943 there was a RAF bombing raid on Berlin. There is always a ‘however’ though. In this case other so...

 As some of you know, I do my articles a week in advance of when they're needed.Well last weekend I inadvertently became a bit busy, and...

This week I'm going to cheat a bit, or rather, be efficient in my working. I've recently been studying for my history degree, and la...

 In September 1916 Brigadier John Becke was commanding the 1st Wing of the Royal Flying Corp. Brig Becke was a rare pilot, he had been one o...

From the title you may have guessed that we’ll be talking about the offensive use of balloons. Immediately you’re thinking of the Japanese b...

 In 1943 as the war clearly turned against them the Germans started to look at new ways to attack the enemy. One such means was developed by...

In 1943 the Allies were well advanced with their plans to return to the continent, however, one problem still remained: How to defeat the ma...

In the distance was the sound of a band and the tramp of hundreds of feet marching in unison. The band and the soldiers turned the corner in...

In the book release last year, The Dark Age of Tanks , I talk of the UK's Ground Air Scout Car (GASC) projects. These were attempts at w...