"The second British advantage was in the air, though here the advantage was much smaller. Served up to the House of Co…"

"Britain was at last out-producing Germany when it came to aircraft. During the crucial months from June until Septemb…"

"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody …"

"In 1958, Bomber Command's emergency war plan called for the destruction of 44 Soviet cities. Such an attack would kil…"

"It is almost impossible to win a VC. In the hundred-and-fifty years since it was created, the number of British and C…"

"First off, the whole point of airborne troops is surprise: you don't know they're coming until they're there. But bec…"

"You know, we've a rather warped sense of what constitutes bravery these days. I mean, even David Beckham is called a …"

"The Decoration of the Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 and the award made retrospective to the commencement of t…"

"While the buildup of men and machines continued, BF.I was taking an active part in the conflict. Observer/gunners wer…"

"The British soldier is second to none in the communities of fighting men. Some may possess more élan, others may be b…"