Battle of Stalingrad: Turning Point of the 20th Century
The Battle of Stalingrad, fought between August 1942 and February 1943, was one of the most significant confrontations of World War II. It not only marked a pivotal shift in…
Author: Brian Stephens
The Impact of World War I on Modern Warfare
The legacy of World War I extends far beyond the confines of its battlefields, influencing the very nature of warfare that followed. This monumental conflict, which lasted from 1914 to…
Iran during World War I
Turning Iran into a war arena, the interference of the imperialist powers in its internal affairs led to further enslavement of the country. Even on the eve of the war…
Special Hobby Seversky J-9/EP-106 ‘Swedish Defender’
Kit: SH72235 Special Hobby 1/72 scale Seversky J-9/EP-106 ‘Swedish Defender’. Price: £15.50 available from Hannants UK. Decals: 4 options. Reviewer: Richard Reynolds Notes: Multimedia kit with resin and photo etched…
The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands
When the British Empire went to war on the 4th of August 1914 the Royal Navy was the strongest fleet in the world – but nearly all of its newest…
The Bombing of Helsinki in World War II
Helsinki was bombed several times during World War II by the Soviet Long-Distance Bomb Group Regiment (Russian: Avia Polk Dahl’nevo Deystviya—APDD), the largest of which took place during 1944, when…
The German Offensive at Verdun
In 1916, the historic fortress town of Verdun, standing on the Meuse River was an exposed lightly held outpost of France’s eastern defences. In the late 19th century, concentric rings…
German airships in the Great War 1914-18
In August 1914, seven airships were available to the German Army; four were deployed in the West and three in the East. Three of those assigned in the West attempted…
Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung) – The German invasion of Denmark and Norway; 9th April 1940.
Unternehmen Weserübung was the code-name given to the German assault on the countries of Denmark and Norway. Sweden would ultimately play a pivotal role in the conflict as would Finland…
The British Indian Army during the First World War
The British Indian Army, officially named just the Indian Army, was the principal army of India before independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. It was responsible for the defence…