The Pegasus and Orne Bridges – D-Day Veterans Signed Edition
I have a limited number of paperback copies of The Pegasus and Orne Bridges that are bookplated, signed editions by
Continue readingI have a limited number of paperback copies of The Pegasus and Orne Bridges that are bookplated, signed editions by
Continue readingLast month, on the 6th June itself, the highly respected Normandy Battlefield Guide, Historian and Author, Paul Woodadge, invited me
Continue readingApologies for the lack of posts over the last few months, but I have been putting all my efforts into
Continue readingMany people ask what I think of Stephen Ambrose’s 1984 book, ‘Pegasus Bridge‘ and I will certainly deal with that
Continue readingWithin Jeff Haward’s family, some of his wartime stories became legend, mainly because he related them as funny incidents. As
Continue readingLieutenant Douglas Martin was the 9th Parachute Battalion’s liaison officer with 3 Parachute Brigade. In February 1944 he married Eileen
Continue readingThere is a photograph that many people with an interest in the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy will be very
Continue readingIt was my privilege to meet and become a friend of Army Commando, Stan Scott. That friendship (and his extraordinary
Continue readingThe northern flank of the 6th Airborne Division’s perimeter was deliberately situated on the vital Breville Ridge which overlooked the
Continue readingOne here from a good few years ago. Harold ‘Johnnie’ Walker of 12 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 9th Parachute Battalion. Harold
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