This question is quite frequently raised and I admit, on the face of it seems quite beguiling. However, one has to do a reality check. the '400lb...
Err..somehow Photobucket 'disappeared' my earlier pics so I've 'reappeared' them - plus a Stug III ( just because I like it... )..... [IMG]...
Well, I got there to see it run yesterday - the hottest day of the year yet in the UK..... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Although progress has marched on, especially in recent years, the Belgian Ardennes has changed very little in some areas and WWII locations can...
No, it's not.....:( I think that the only armoured mortars around on D-Day were the Spigot 'Dustbins' of the Churchill AVRE's.
A warm welcome to the Forum, Adrian ! Looking forward to hearing more from you.......:)
Somehow the S.Mi.35 always looks to me like one of the nastiest weapons of WWII. Millions of them were laid in all theatres of the war and they...
Here you are, Adam - just for you. The Brabant B-25 at Duxford's Flying Legends, 2007. No Photoshoppery or messing about here - it really is...
Went along to an interesting event yesterday evening. Today sees the release of his posthumous album, 'Stay Around' , and Rough Trade Records in...
You're not alone - I have the book and left it halfway through a year or two back. It features in all the Normandy bibliographies, so maybe I'll...
Hi Adam Yes, it's the Vollert one.....Oxfam obviously knew it was something good as it was £15. I can't get over how good the photos are. I like...
Thanks for the 'Desert' suggestions - I'm also immersed in my very old ( and previously unread by me ) copy of Cyril Joly's 'Take These Men' which...
My book collection is a nightmare, but I love it. I keep trying to rationalise but there's a hard core of stuff which I just 'need' ; sections on...
Trying to steer back on-topic, I thought it may be interesting to post this pic of the Mosquito Museum's FB.VI. Note the square patch toward the...
I've been affected with Salmonella twice in my life - both times through eating re-heated meat. Yuk ! For sure, you know when you've got it - the...
Went back through my books and found this pic - the only one I've ever seen showing a Belgian officer pre-war armed with an HP-35 plus holster. It...
I discovered when doing pre-purchase research that Hi-Power holsters are a difficult area for collectors ; the HP-35 was in production from 1935...
Hi-jacking/reviving an old thread here - I've just managed to add a genuine WW2 German HP35 holster to my collection after years of hankering...
Too true ! But it's a good indication of the way in which UK militaria prices are getting 'sillier' - all the time...o_O
..and a near-identical Canco box in worse condition ( rusty lid, missing gasket, loose hinge ) sold on UK e-bay this morning after 11 bids - for...
