This week, Brian Walter, author of The Longest Campaign, shines the spotlight on not one individual, but the collective seamen and airman who served during WWII’s Atlantic Campaign. Who do you think is history’s most[…]
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Category: WW2
The Longest Campaign: Britain’s Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe in WWII
In The Longest Campaign, Brian Walter gives us a complete account of the British maritime contribution to victory in World War II. Pictured above is the sloop Starling from the highly successful British 2nd Support[…]
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Film Review: Leadership in Patton (1969)
This October, expert John Antal is releasing an invaluable guide to anyone wanting to improve their leadership skills, Leadership Rising. Today, he gives us his first lesson. Through the excellent film Patton, Antal explains that[…]
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Alan Brooke: The Man Behind the Stern Face
The Alan Brooke presented to us in contemporary accounts and photos is a stern, hard-nosed character that rarely smiles. Here, and in his recent biography, we’re invited to view Brooke as more than just a[…]
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The Enduring Legacy of the USS Arizona
A Sneak Preview of USS Arizona by Ingo Bauernfeind The USS Arizona is one of the most iconic memorials to those who lost their lives during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. On the 7th of[…]
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The Führer and the Caudillo
A Meeting Between Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco to Decide the Future of Spain In an often overlooked part of World War Two, Hitler was beginning to tighten his stranglehold over Western Europe. Having[…]
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