Airborne 7 new album
I bought this album a month ago, but only got around to reading it now over Easter. It is the first album of a new cycle, so we’ll have to wait until the next album to find out how it … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Books
Airborne 44 album 6 autographed
Last Friday, Philippe Jarbinet came all the way from Verviers to Oudenaarde to promote the release of the 6th album of Airborne 44 by signing a limited number of albums. Johan from Atlantis was so kind to ask Philippe to … Continue reading →
Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops
I just fixed a broken link to an article from May 2007 that somehow disappeared. It’s fun to see it back again. Have a look. This is a nice wartime children’s book I bought in 2007. It was published in … Continue reading →
When did the Army change to clutch back jump wings?
This question has ended my article about jump wings for a long time. Recently I was contacted by Joe Weingarten who was able to shed some light on this. The US Army changed to clutch back in late 1944 for … Continue reading →
Game and toy based on story of 82nd Airborne in Normandy
INVICTA Challenge is a new game and toy brand for kids about leadership and history. The first game is based on the true story of Turner Turnbull and the 82nd Airborne in Normandy. Turner Turnbull is largely unknown, but his … Continue reading →
Sten gun special – Gazette des armes Hors-série
Already announced in April, but I heard it will be June until it hits the news stands. I’m watching out for my copy! I love these specials (Hors-Séries) from Gazette des armes. They are full of large and detailed color … Continue reading →
New book: Evasion and Escape Devices by Phil Froom
Actually the full title is “Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II“. I talked with Phil Froom almost three years ago. It was about Clayton Hutton’s book “Official Secret”, and look, he’s written … Continue reading →
Airborne 44 – Vol. 5 new comic book
Volume 5 of the Airborne 44 comic book series was just released in Dutch. I really love this series because it approaches the well known battles from an original personal angle, and the authors always do their homework on uniforms … Continue reading →
Shifty’s War by Marcus Brotherton
Sergeant “Shifty” Darrell Powers was part of the same unit of the famous HBO TV-series. He was the sharpshooter and not one of the main characters. I borrowed this book from the local library, and I warmly recommend this to … Continue reading →
Book review: Tonight We Die As Men
This history of the 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR at Normandy was published by Osprey in 2009. I bought it second hand this year, and I just finished reading it. I have been going a bit easy on the unit histories … Continue reading →