On D-Day, here’s the truly terrifying Omaha Beach landing scene from Saving Private Ryan.
World War II
How Eva Braun’s Underwear Ended Up In An Ohio Thrift Store
The Daily Beast has an interesting article about the market for Nazi memorabilia, war collectibles, and how a thrift store in Ohio may just have a pair of Eva Braun’s panties.
Seriously.
Rare Color Film From WWII: Saipan and The Marianas
When I was growing up, every WWII documentary was in black and white, so I — along with everyone else — just assumed there was no color footage. Happily, over the past couple of decades, lots of color footage has surfaced.
These clips are from the Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 19–20, 1944, also known as the Marianas Turkey Shoot. The ground campaign of the Battle of Saipan too place 15 June – 9 July 1944.
Color also makes the horrors of war much more apparent.
Russian Front WWII Miniatures Game Video
Here’s a photo collage of my WWII Russian Front Game. Figures are mostly Battle Honors. The rules we used were Disposable Heroes. The buildings, roads and river all were hand made by yours truly.
Painting 15mm WWII Airborne Video Tutorial
For Flames of War.