This RAF poster shows the two main opponents, and their aircraft strengths in the Battle of Britain, summer 1940.

Sailor Malan, found at: http://www.leisuregalleries.com/malan.html Adolph Malan known as 'Sailor Malan' was a South African RAF...

Ginger Lacey, RAF Battle Of Britain Ace Unfortunately, during World War 2, there was much snobbery in the armed forces. NCO pilots did...

Hawker Hurricane Mk2, found at: http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/2/2/6/5/67264_1280949562.jpg The Hawker Hurricane was the most numer...

A day of shame in French history. France signed an unconditional surrender with Italy & Germany on June 22nd 1940. Not only did France ...

I love What If? scenarios, particularly different takes on The Second World War, could Germany have invaded Britain? The book, And All The...

The Bren Gun. A very popular infantry support weapon, it was widely used by British & Commonwealth troops from the 1930's until 1992...

This is an excellent documentary on daylight bombing in Europe during #WW2 by USAAF B 24 Liberators and B 17 Flying Fortresses.

This is a really good documentary about the real Memphis Belle, a welcome change from Hollywood Fiction. They were the first USAAF crew to ...

Another good blog post from Don Christensen about B-17's, Carrying Fire: Battle Stations B17 Flying Fortress : 44 minutes long and a g...