Operation Neptune was the planning for the seaborne invasion of Normandy 6th June 1944. Over 70% of all naval craft which took part bel...

When troops either by sea or air landed in Normandy on D-Day how much food were they carrying? As a lover of food this is one issue that ...

Exploded Image of The Horsa Glider The Horsa glider is infamous for its role in airborne operations in the Second World War. Glider...

There won't be many people who have not heard of Stephen Ambrose or Band of Brothers - the excellent book he wrote about Easy Company of...

Cross Section Of  P.L.U.T.O Pipeline P.L.U.T.O - Pipeline Under the Ocean. Assuming that the Normandy invasion was successful, and th...

Stanley E. Hollis VC 1912 - 1972 "The only serviceman to be awarded the Victoria Cross on D-Day June 6, 1944, for his actions at ...

Last night I forgot to mention a couple of Hobart's inventions created for D-Day. The AVRE was an armoured bulldozer, useful for pus...

At the moment there is a lot of activity on all media regarding D-Day. The most common objection about the event is that it seems British ,E...

(Image from: http://www.localfarmbox.co.uk/images/large/Mince%20Pies.jpg Here is the good old recipe from the Allertonshire S...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spike-Milligan-Classic-War-Memoirs-Collection-7-Books-Set-Vol-1-to-7-Full-Pack-/151091606562 Spike Milliga...