Operation Husky was formed during the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. And it was the first major Allied campaign of WW2. It was also at that time, the largest amphibious operation carried out by the Allies. And was a rehearsal for the much bigger D-Day operation, planned for the following year in Normandy, France. The plan was to invade and liberate Sicily – a large island off the southern Italian coast   At this time, Italy was under the dictatorship of Mussolini and his fascist regime. They ruled by fear and terror and were sympathetic supporters of Hitler. The Allies needed to defeat them to achieve success in liberating occupied Europe. OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A SUCCESSFUL DECEPTION Operation Mincemeat was a...

Produced during WW2 by the Excelsior Motor Company in England, UK, the Welbike was specially designed for airborne troops to use during missions.                 This lightweight mini bike had folding handlebars and a telescopic seat which allowed it to be folded neatly into a standard CLE1 parachute drop canister.       And although created to give airborne troops mobility once on the ground - almost 4,000 were produced from 1942 - using it was a challenge!         Only lightweights could ride this machine It was too small for the average-build man The small diameter 10 inch wheels, made it impossible to carry equipment It was also useless off-road, due...

The 300 Club is THE most exclusive club in the world.

No amount of networking, smooth-talking, or wealth will get you membership.

And did I mention it has only two members?

During the Great War, Hispano-Suiza built over 50,000 aircraft engines, but when war ended in 1918, they returned to car production.    Sadly Guynemer didn’t see the war end as he was killed during combat over Poelcapelle in Belgium, in September 1917.

On February 22nd, 1944, eight-year-old Tony Foulds was playing football with friends in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield when they heard a plane approaching low.  The crew spotted the wide-open area of Endcliffe Park. But as they approached for an emergency landing, realized there were children scattered across the field.

By the time U-570 approached Icelandic waters, they had been battling through very rough seas for several days.  Many of the crew were suffering severe seasickness. And desperate to give his crew some relief, the inexperienced captain decided to ignore his orders, and surface.

In April 1916 the Lafayette Escadrille – led by French Lt. Colonel Georges Thenault – was formed.

In the hours leading up to D-Day, a Stars and Stripes newspaper photo-journalist took a picture of an odd group of paratroopers putting war paint on their faces. With their heads shaved into Mohawks. They were an unknown unit.

For some, a skull means fear; fear of death, fear of mortality, darkness and evil.
For others; fear of nothing, live for the moment, make a statement.