During the Second World War, Duxford was both an RAF and a United States Army Air Force station, playing an important role in the Battle of Britain. Many of its original structures remain intact and are themselves listed.
WWII
REVIEW – SAS: Band of Brothers
Yet, from the outset, this is a history with a difference. Set in the aftermath of D-Day, it concerns SABU-70, a 12-man SAS raiding party.
REVIEW – Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe
Holland has written a series of nine excellent campaign histories over the last few years, looking at fighting World War II in a new light.
Rare WWII Enigma machine uncovered in the Baltic
Although the machines were once produced in high quantities, they are today extremely rare, with only a few surviving intact in German museums.
REVIEW – Lancaster: the forging of a very British legend
Penned by former RAF Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol, Lancaster is one of the most enthralling aviation history books I have read. But its succinct title does not do it justice. Its pages narrate not only the history of the legendary bomber but also of those who flew her.
Facebook steps in to save struggling Bletchley Park
Closed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum lost as much as 95% of its income, which is heavily reliant on visitors. Before the donation, it was estimated to end the year with a deficit of £2m, putting many jobs at risk.
REVIEW – Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: the last great battle of the Second World War
In Crucible of Hell, David once again demonstrates his commanding power to hold the reader’s attention.
Spies of WWII commemorated with blue plaques
Noor Inayat Khan and Christine Granville both came to Britain immediately before the war broke out and served in their adopted home country’s Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Wreck off Norwegian coast confirmed as long-lost German warship
Karlsruhe led the German attack on Kristiansand during Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, as part of the Nazi invasion of Norway.
REVIEW – The Glamour Boys: the secret story of the rebels who fought for Britain to defeat Hitler
Consisting of figures such as Rob Bernays, Jack Macnamara, Harold Nicolson, and Ronnie Cartland (brother of Barbara), the ‘Glamour Boys’ came of sexual and political age in the 1920s, when homosexuality was outlawed but enjoyed a thriving underground existence, often in unusual places.
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