Exerziergewehr 16 drill rifle

The German army is often depicted as an epic, unstoppable machine. There’s no doubt that, at the outbreak of the First World War, it was the most formidably organised military force on the planet – bu

HOW THE LUFTWAFFE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Paris in springtime was the perfect setting for one of this year’s highest-grossing French auctions. The location was Hôtel Drouot in Quartier de l’Opéra, a hub of salerooms which are at the heart of

John Wade remembers when the shutters finally closed on the British camera industry

Quaint relic or symbol of bad taste, garden gnomes have gone in and out of fashion. They are generally thought to have originated in Switzerland and Germany in the late 18th century. Then, in 1841, a

On a muggy night in late August 1940, Hinnerk Waller’s fraying tether had finally snapped. Relentlessly deployed in the Battle of Britain as part of the Luftwaffe fighter wing JG 52, Waller was paying