It’s a war out there…

This is the smallest room in our small house. And it’s packed with books. Books and photo’s about the war. Not that I’m that interested in war itself. But i am fascinated by the people who fought it. What started with writing a letter to one of those men, Wild Bill Guarnere of the 101st [...]

Arnhem Bridge

Arnhem Bridge Originally uploaded by bart_casababylon Arnhem, september 2009. Sixty-five years after the Arnhem bridge had been captured by John Frost and his men and defended – against all odds – for several days in a row, these pipers marched over it. Starting from the south end of the bridge (the “Nijmegen” side), the marched [...]

A salute at Oosterbeek cemetary

I salute you Originally uploaded by bart_casababylon “… On the mantelpiece over the fire stood a picture of the old man, taken when he was twenty-three. Three years later, he would be conscripted into World War II. That he had been handsome was undisputed by all, but the portrait photographer had gilded the lily by [...]

Normandy 2009

Normandy, June 2009. Two British veterans, both frequent posters on this forum, met eachother for the first time in the offline world. Mr. Len Smith (left) and Mr. Frederick Glover (right). Fred Glover is a British ex-para who took part in the dareing assault on the Merville Battery during the very first hours of Operation [...]