1st Vale of Pickering Scout Archives: War weekend 2014 : Well that's another War Weekend gone and lots of very interesting scouting chin...

Yes, I know I should be completing a blog post about D-Day, but I'm finding it heavy going at the moment. I will be posting a blo...

Royal Marines at Pegasus Bridge, image found at:  http://www.military-art.com/mall/images/dhm1394.jpg This question could be really...

British Paratroopers Operation Overlord found at:  http://www.dday-overlord.com/img/para/gbbritanniq ues_interieur.jpgca/parachutistes_ ...

Midget Submarine X 23 alongside H.M.S Largs , image from:  http://assets.dday7.channel4.com/images/timeline1024/4026-x23-alongside-hmsl...

This is an excellent excerpt from BBC News 2004 telling the story of 2 glider crew  Geoff barkway & peter Boyle who landed their Horsa g...

A few years ago at the World War 2 Weekend in Northallerton, I came across a branch of the Royal Navy I never even knew existed. Royal Navy...

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...