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• No Bathing Facilities on U-Boats Led to Constant Outbreaks of Skin Diseases &...

  

  posted by author Charles McCain Home Page of Author Charles McCain "It stinks in here!" This still photo from the German film "Das Boot" gives you an idea of... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• One of the Many Incredibly Brave Polish Fighter Pilots Who Served in the...

  

  Posted by author and historian Charles McCain Homepage of Charles McCain Stanisław Skalski in his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain. The... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• SIGNAL: The Life Magazine of Nazi Germany

  

  posted by author and historian Charles McCain http://charlesmccain.com/2015/07/signal-the-life-magazine-of-nazi-germany-2/ 1 August 1943, a helpful German... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• “Goodnight. Sorry for Sinking You,” Says U-Boat Commander

  

  “Goodnight. Sorry for sinking you” Kommandant of U-68 to survivors of SS City of Cairo which he had just sunk. Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Royal Air Force Pigeon Service

  

  Who Could Make This Up? Yes, the Royal Air Force deployed homing pigeons or carrier pigeons on bombers and other planes in the event planes had to ditch in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Killing 15,000 French by Bombing French Rail Junctions Before D-Day

  

  posted by author Charles McCain www.charlesmccain.com WWII French General Charles De Gaulle A WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Gallant RAF Pilot Who Went Down in the Channel and Perished

  

  www.charlesmccain.com posted by author Charles McCain Lest We Forget Almost 100 trained fighter pilots from Czechoslovakia made their way to Great Britain... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Fighting to Stay Aloft and Not Go Into the Drink

  

  posted by author Charles McCain http://charlesmccain.com/ In the first months of the long air battle over Great Britain between the Royal Air Force and the... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Classic World War Two Aircraft Often Used in Air Sea Rescue

  

  posted by author Charles McCainwww.charlesmccain.com PBY Catalina landing at NAS Jacksonville during WWII.(official US Navy photo)PB stands for “Patrol Bomber”... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Fighting to Stay Aloft and Not Go Into the Drink

  

  posted by author Charles McCainwww.charlesmccain.comIn the first months of the long air battle over Great Britain between the Royal Air Force and the Nazi... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Prayer Before Firing

  

  posted by author Charles McCain  www.charlesmccain.comBattleship HMS Prince of Wales HMS Prince of Wales Donation of Vice Admiral Harry Sanders, USN(Retired),... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• BBC Says Record Dive Rescues $50m Wartime Silver from Ocean Floor

  

  posted by author and historian Charles McCain     www.charlesmccain.com passenger ship SS City of Cairo owned by Ellerman Line circa 1939(Photo from U-boat. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War 2 Ordinary Marbles Which Led to World War Two’s Dambusters to Go on...

  

  posted by author and historian Charles McCain www.charlesmccain.com  A World War Two RAF Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft, complete with Guy Gibson’s serial numbe... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Widow Maker of World War Two: the German 88

  

  posted by author and historian Charles McCainwww.charlesmccain.com The famous German 88, the best and most versatile artillery piece of World War Two. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Admiral Dudley Pound Wouldn’t Take His Own Advice

  

  posted by author Charles McCain    www.charlesmccain.com Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound and the Prime Minister on the deck of the SS Queen Mary. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• C/o GPO London

  

  posted by author Charles McCain  www.charlesmccain.comHMS Victory at Portsmouth naval base, 2008 The location of any Royal Navy warship in World War Two was a... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Almost Neutral: Sweden in World War Two

  

  posted by author Charles McCain   www.charlesmccain.comAbandoned World War Two bunker in Sweden. This one and many similar bunkers were built both for troop... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• British Imperturbability: Grenadiers Guards Under Fire At Dunkirk

  

  posted by author Charles McCain   www.charlesmccain.com The Grenadier Guards rehearse for Trooping the Colour to celebrate the Queen’s birthday on June 12. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• USCG Patrolling Coast on Horseback World War Two

  

  posted by author Charles McCain   www.charlesmccain.com  US Coast Guard had among its duties in World War Two patrolling all beaches in the US. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Spanish Diplomats Use Diplomatic Pouch To Make Money

  

  posted by author Charles McCain     www.charlesmccain.com Spanish Fascist dictator France exchanging a warm handshake with the Fuhrer circa 1942. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 CULTURE, HISTORY