After the Battle

The Natter rocket plane, a WWII German weapon, marked a key milestone in vertical rocket-powered flight.Well before Yuri Gagarin or Alan Shepard, Lothar Sieber became the first man to take off vertically...

With its back against the wall in the summer of 1940 methods to hit back at the Germans occupying Europe were urgently sought. The Special Operations Executive was created to operate as a secret army,...

A little regarded period of history, the inter-war years were crucial in forging the spirit and ethos of the Sharpshooters. At the time they were little more than a company-strength unit of the Territorial...

The Commandos stand out as an iconic and fascinating formation who will always be of interest to the reading public.Created in June 1940, just after the fall of France, the commandos were established...

Whether it is their innovative technical development or the Nazi propaganda harping them as revolutionary wonder weapons, readers interested in World War II find the research on 'German secret weapons'...

Details the Allied operations to capture the strategically vital Channel ports of Le Havre and Boulogne in 1944, highlighting the challenges and battles faced during these key engagements.When the Allied...

The siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) was the longest and deadliest in modern history, with over one million deaths from cold, disease, starvation, and bombardment.The siege of Leningrad was the longest...

The Sharpshooters archive has an incredible collection of over 8,000 photographs taken during WWII. Combining this with our Regimental records and numerous personal accounts, they tell a unique and...