Discussion of everything and anything World War II
I am writing this on the 5th of June 2024, the eve of the 80th Anniversary of what has become known as D-Day. It was officially called Operation Overlord and should have been on the 5th of June, but poor weather conditions delayed it for a day (how very British). Ultimately, the D-Day Invasion did … Read more
So here’s another foray into the world of historical AI content creation. As before, what AI created is in italics; my intelligent input (!) is not and appears at the end. The M1 Garand: The Rifle That Armed The Allies was the title that AI came up with and led to my biggest gripe with … Read more
Pearl-handled revolvers, riding britches, a highly polished helmet and the odd swear word were just some facets of George S. Patton’s persona. Nicknamed, ‘Old Blood and Guts’ he was respected and admired by friend and foe alike, even though one of the soldiers who served under him, Eugene W Luciano, named his memoir after a … Read more
As quiz questions go, asking about Second World War films with Steve McQueen and a motorbike in, would not be that challenging for many people. The Cooler Kings’ attempts to jump his stolen ‘German motorbike’ (more of this later) into Switzerland is arguably the most remembered scene from The Great Escape. Spoiler alert, he fails … Read more
I would very much like this website to be where both old debates can be rehashed, or new debates begun. The website is named worldwariiwaffle.com as the debates should ideally be based upon the literature of the war to be well informed. I will hopefully spark the initial debates, but I welcome others’ contributions. As … Read more
This is a list of my top four favourite books about the Second World War. It is a list in progress but contains some of the titles which first got me into these books. There is a weighting towards Operation Market Garden and D-Day, explained away by my interest in airborne forces but also because … Read more