OVERLORD'S BLOG

Those of you who have been paying attention will know that my next book is out in a couple of weeks. ' Defeating the Panzer-Stuka Menace...

In the early 1960's the UK was looking at doing a joint reconnaissance vehicle with the French, as both our requirements matched closel...

If there’s been one common theme for the second half of the last century, it is of the US armed forces spending eye-watering sums of money o...

I've had this report sitting on my hard drive for some years. No idea what to do with it, so might as well use it here. Centurion Mk.II ...

 In both World Wars the Germans very quickly, if they ever had it, lost control of the English Channel. This led to a rather unique situatio...

We need a bit of a chat I'm afraid. Earlier in the week I posted a thread on my Facebook page . Simply put, I have running out of time t...

 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...