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The Battle of Itter Castle was undoubtedly one of the strangest events of the Second World War, being one of only two occasions during the war in which Americans and Germans fought side by side.The castle was seized by the Nazis on 7 February 1943, on the direct orders of Heinrich Himmler, and in just ten weeks was changed into a five-star prison for a number of high-ranking French dignitaries, both civilian and military.In the final days of t...

Did lessons learnt at Dieppe help save lives during the Normandy D-Day landings? Why did the raid on Dieppe actually take place? Find out the answer to these questions and more in Dieppe - 1942.

The Colvers ReportBy: Stephen L. WynnFollowing the double murder of John and Harriet Colver, Ryan Carter of the U.S. Marshal's office is assigned the task of going over the details and evidence of this case. With no witnesses and other inconsistencies in the case, Howard Mitchel, the man accused of the murders, is believed to have been wrongly accused and wrongfully executed. Ryan Carter must prove that Howard Mitchel was innocent and find out...

This book examines that first journey, as well later ones, and discusses the agents and operations which members of the Shetland Bus were involved in throughout the war.

Following the double murder of John and Harriet Colver, Ryan Carter of the U.S. Marshal's office is assigned the task of going over the details and evidence of this case. With no witnesses and other inconsistencies in the case, Howard Mitchel, the man accused of the murders, is believed to have been wrongly accused and wrongfully executed. Ryan Carter must prove that Howard Mitchel was innocent and find out the ugly truth behind this double mu...

Walter Tull showed that with enough determination, the right application and a strong self belief, the colour of a man's skin did not have to be a barrier in preventing black men from being accepted as equals, and from leading successful lives in a predominantly white British society.

Eyewitness accounts.

Gordon Frederick Cummins: Blackout Ripper, or convenient patsy?

The first Allied bombing raid on Berlin during the course of the Second World War took place on 7 June 1940, when a French naval aircraft dropped 8 bombs on the German capital, but the first British raid on German soil took place on the night of 10/11 May 1940, when RAF aircraft attacked Dortmund.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

Malmedy massacre - Was Peiper innocent or guilty?

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Operation Dynamo, the successful evacuation of Belgian, British, Dutch, French and Polish troops from the beaches at Dunkirk between 27 May and 4 June 1940, was not only a pivotal moment of the war, but one that changed its final outcome. There has been much debate in the years since the end of the war concerning the "Hitler Halt" order, which was given to German Panzer units waiting patiently on the outskirts of Dunkirk to be allowed to finis...

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The Shetland Bus was not a bus, but the nickname of a special operations group that set up a route across the North Sea between Norway and the Shetland Islands, north-east of mainland Scotland.

This book examines life in Stalag 383, the escapes that were undertaken from there, and includes a selection of never before published photographs of the camp and the men who lived there, many for more than five years.

This book looks at the invaluable work carried out by members of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the course of the Second World War.

Stalag XXA was a Second World War German POW camp for non-commissioned officers located in Nazi occupied Torun, in northern Poland. The camp consisted of fifteen forts, which in September 1939, under the name of Stalag 357, was used to house Polish POWs who were captured after German forces had taken the Polish fort at Westerplatte. British POWs didn't arrive at the camp until June 1940, and were those captured during the Allied campaign in No...

Britains Notorious Infantry Base Depot 19141919.