Scourge of the Atlantic by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG7DHM6718AP. Scourge of the Atlantic by Ivan Berryman. The ten German U Boats of the Type VIIA class operating in the seas around the United Kingdom and Ireland were so deadly in the first part of the war, they were the scourge of the Atlantic. Sinking much Allied merchant shipping in the first months of World War Two, they continued through the 'Happy Time' of the Battle of the Atlantic, where the tally of shipping claimed by U boats reached a peak,
Belgium and Germany in preparation for the Normandy invasion
and determination were a prerequisite for the crews of Coastal Strike Command
Flight Lieutenant Jack Biggs
one that would allow were Hitler's mighty armies to invade
gaining a torpedo hit on the well protected battleship Vittorio Veneto came at a price - Lt Com Dalyell-Stead and the crew of his Fairey Albacore got close enough to launch their torpedo and damage the battleship
Mist and fog swirled eerily over the Eder Lake on the night of 16/17 May 1943 as four specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron
Rorkes Drift 1879 by Mark Churms
attacking He111 bombers which are being escorted across the Channel by Me109 fighters
Knights of the Teutonic Order by Ivan Berryman The Knights of the Teutonic Order were a Catholic military order founded around 1190 in Acre
pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge
One of the best known Aces of the first world war
Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole