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I Somehow Survived

31 October 202031 October 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments first-hand accounts, German, Survived

I Somehow Survived edited by Klaus G. Forg and published by Greenhill Books – £19.99 – Hardback – Pages 172.

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Books 

Tank Craft – Panzer III

6 September 20207 September 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Barbarosa, German, Panzer III, tanks

Panzer III – German Army Light Tank , Operation Barbarossa, 1941 written by Dennis Oliver and published by Pen and

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Weapons 

Dora & Gustav Rail Cannons

13 June 202013 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Dora & Gustav, German, Rail Cannons

The Nazis clearly had a thing for big guns — these two 31.5-inch calibre German cannons were absolute behemoths. And

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Propagandawerfer 41

29 May 202029 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments German, Nazi, propaganda, propagandawerfer

The Propagandawerfer 41 consisted of a light 12.26 kg steel tube framework. The base of the launcher was triangular in

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Books 

Tiger Battalion 507

19 May 202019 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments German, tanks, tiger, WW2

Tiger Battalion 507 edited by Helmut Schneider and published by Greenhill Books. This looks like an impressive book from the

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Books 

Death March into Russia

13 May 202013 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Eastern Front, German, Prisoner, Romania, Russia

Death March into Russia written by Klaus Willmann and published by Greenhill Books. Now here we have a story about

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Weapons 

Butterfly Bomb

27 April 202027 April 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Butterfly Bomb, East Coast, explosive, German, Luftwaffe

The Butterfly Bombs were dropped by the Luftwaffe in the UK, mainly in the north of England. These butterfly bombs

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Indepth Posts

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers
British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

JFK – The Assassination
Indepth Posts 

JFK – The Assassination

17 November 20201 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0
British Broadcasting Corporation
Indepth Posts 

British Broadcasting Corporation

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Laika – The Sputnik Dog
Indepth Posts 

Laika – The Sputnik Dog

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Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot
British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

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Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General
Indepth Posts 

Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General

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FILM & TV REVIEWS

1917
Film Reviews 

1917

8 February 20218 February 2021 Ben Davidson 0

The film 1917 is certainly a bit glossy and smooth, a cinematic marvel by a crew who are really damn

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC
Film Reviews 

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC

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Iron Fury (2020)
Film Reviews 

Iron Fury (2020)

10 June 202010 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The Last Kingdom (Netflix)
Film Reviews 

The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

4 May 20204 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Braveheart (1995)
Film Reviews 

Braveheart (1995)

1 May 20201 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0

US Civil War

Crittenden Compromise
US Civil War 

Crittenden Compromise

24 December 202024 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0

The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled

George Armstrong Custer
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George Armstrong Custer

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Sherman’s March to the Sea
US Civil War 

Sherman’s March to the Sea

19 August 202019 August 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The New York Draft Riots
US Civil War 

The New York Draft Riots

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Home Front

Women’s Timber Corps
Home Front 

Women’s Timber Corps

2 January 20212 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0

Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC go back to the First World War when the Women’s Timber Service

WW2 Food Rations
Home Front 

WW2 Food Rations

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Ministry of Food
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Ministry of Food

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Lord Woolton Pie
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Lord Woolton Pie

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