As we approach the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day, days that were celebration for the public at the end of the European and Asian phases of the war. It will be hard not to be swept up in the parades and the pageantry of the events in London and around the globe,ContinueContinue reading “Victory at a Cost”
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The D-Day Dodgers – The War In Italy
In 1943, the Allies began the invasion of Italy. This was a strategic gamble that only paid off due to deception operations. This invasion began tying up German troops, that could otherwise have been deployed elsewhere, including defending the Atlantic coast. The defence of Italy was a series of heavily defended lines, all based onContinueContinue reading “The D-Day Dodgers – The War In Italy”
Faith Under Fire – The Royal Army Chaplains Department
When you think of the Royal Army Chaplains Department, the faith leaders within the British military, it is easy to think that they only worked on Sundays and had little involvement in the World Wars and other conflicts, or that they were safe behind the frontlines. But this would be wrong. Royal Army Chaplains DepartmentContinueContinue reading “Faith Under Fire – The Royal Army Chaplains Department”
Home Defence of the North East – Part 2 – Land Defence
During The Second world war, the threat of invasion was a risk. Due to this, preparations were made for ground attacks on the United Kingdom, whether small scale or a full-scale invasion. These preparations were from the local to the national. For most people their minds are immediately drawn to the BBC sit com Dad’sContinueContinue reading “Home Defence of the North East – Part 2 – Land Defence”
Home Defence of the North East – Part 1 – Air Defence
London is the often focus of air defence of the United Kingdom, but this was only one part of the air defence of the United Kingdom in the Second World War. Raids by naval ships and zeppelins and eventually aircraft highlighted the danger that raids could pose to the United Kingdom. The pre-war thinking ofContinueContinue reading “Home Defence of the North East – Part 1 – Air Defence”
D-Day – Pegasus Bridge
One of the gliders used in the capture of Pegasus Bridge over the River Orne, 1944 Copyright: NAM 1975-03-63-18-158 Key to the success of the D-Day Landings, and the Battle of Normandy, was denying the enemy bridges, to prevent them from reinforcing the beaches or counterattacking. Equally key to the success, was the Allies breakingContinueContinue reading “D-Day – Pegasus Bridge”
The Butt Report – The Technological Response
In the early part of the Second World War, Royal Air Force Bomber Command were attacking targets in Germany by day. These raids were not as successful as the pre-war theorists had expected and the losses were unsustainable, which resulted in a change from majority daylight raids to majority nighttime raids.[1] These nighttime raids wereContinueContinue reading “The Butt Report – The Technological Response “
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