Cassino ’44: Melee in the Mountains | All About History
2024年11月26日 · The hardest fought battle in Italy during the Second World War came in the winter and spring of 1944 as the previously unstoppable Allied advance on Rome came against the immovable Gustav Line.
The Five: Q&A with Phillips O’Brien | All About History
2024年9月16日 · Stalin was fascinating in that way. I call him the worst and best grand strategist. In many ways, he was disastrous from 1939 to 1941, empowering Hitler with the Nazi-Soviet pact and allowing massive German expansion. Stalin enabled Germany to get strong and provided them with a massive amount of resources.
8 Greatest British Commando Missions of World War 2
2017年12月4日 · The best way to hurt the Kriegsmarine was to strike its dockyards, so the port became a key target for the British in what would be known as Operation Chariot. The tricky part of the attack was reaching the harbour, as it was not exposed to open sea, so the commandos would have to navigate an eight-kilometre (five-mile) estuary as well as avoid ...
UK Exclusive: New WWII doc reveals unseen B-17 combat footage
2019年5月15日 · “We’re excited to finally share this special project with audiences and to celebrate the last of the best — the men who risked their lives to save the world 75 years ago.” The Cold Blue can be seen on the big screen for one night on 4th July, 2019 at cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
Hero dogs of World War 2: From Japanese POW camps to the …
2016年4月15日 · All of the awards are richly deserved but the most inspiring stories arguably come from those involving man’s best friend: the loyal dog. Founded in 1943, the Dickin Medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. World War II is the most horrendous conflict in human history and countless innocent animals were caught up in the destruction.
“A safe space for people to properly geek out.” Al Murray and …
2024年7月10日 · James May is coming to speak about Spitfire wingtips, and Dermot O’Leary has an entire presentation on the RNLI during WW2. The nature of the Second World War means that there are so many rabbit holes you can disappear down …
“Gung-ho misfits” – Saul David on WW2 British Airborne
2024年6月19日 · The airborne was a volunteer operation for which men had to experience tough training. They wanted the most physically capable and the best marksmen, but these people would also be delivered into combat by a dangerous and untested method. It was the early days of parachutes and it wasn’t known how effective they’d be.
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2021年11月26日 · Falklands War Heroes. RRP: £25 | bitebackpublishing.com Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated by bravery since he was a young boy, has amassed several medal collections over the past four decades, including the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses, Britain and the Commonwealth’s most prestigious gallantry award.
Band of Brothers James Madio interview | All About History
2015年10月13日 · I read the book, had the audition and watched a lot of movies from the era. After I got the role I was given a leaflet from HBO with details on my character. I learned more about Frank and wrote him a letter. I wanted to make sure everything was correct and tribute him in the best way. Our job was to put egos aside and become these men.
A Lancaster Bomber pilot describes the raid on the Tirpitz and …
2016年8月24日 · Born in 1920, Lawrence “Benny” Goodman joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 and the new, but legendary, 617 “Dambusters” Squadron in 1944, as a pilot with the rank of flight lieutenant.