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LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional

LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional

Poole had joined the British Army in 1939 and gravitated toward the hard jobs. With the invasion of France looming, LT Poole volunteered for one of the most dangerous missions of the war.

Hunters from the Sky: German Fallschirmjagers

Hunters from the Sky: German Fallschirmjagers

Back in 1940, unproven troops using unproven tactics shook the world’s foundations with radical operations like the seizure of the Waalhaven Airfield. Modern armed conflict would never be the same.