World War Two

Spitfire Documentary : the History and Development of the Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire BBC 2 Documentary relating to the history and development of the Supermarine Spitfire. Credit to : Scorpiusclaw

Sir Douglas Bader – WW2 Ace Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar,[…]

Battle of the Bulge Patton’s Third Army moves to relieve American units at the Siege of Bastogne, in Belgium. Despite[…]

Battle of Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the[…]

War II In the Indian Ocean The Axis attacks the supply and communication lines to Australia in this battle between[…]

Invasion of Vichy Madagascar The first large-scale amphibious invasion by the allies in the Second World War was fighting the[…]

Beaufighter Raid on Paris Find out about Operation Squabble, a daring British plan to raise the morale of the people[…]

Fatal Flaw Here is a story about a serious flaw that existed in early versions of the Spitfire.

US Bomber Attack Extract from the German newsreel No. 707 of March 22, 1944: Defense of a US bombardment; Bombing[…]

Untold Battle of Britain Here is the story of the Polish Fighter Pilots who joined the fight against the Luftwaffe[…]