List of Posts on the Arnhem Jim Blog Published as of February 2016

For the convenience of both new and long-time readers of the Arnhem Jim Blog the following list has been compiled. The reader may click on any of the titles of particular interest in order to go directly to the article.

GENERAL

     An Introduction to Arnhem Jim's Blog

     A Brief Note of Appreciation and Gratitude to the Readers of the Arnhem Jim Blog

     Sincere Thanks to Readers on Third Anniversary of Arnhem Jim Blog

OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN - THE BATTLE OF ARNHEM

     The British Pattern 1868 Cavalry Lance at Arnhem?

     What’s the form General? – MGen R.E. Urquhart at Arnhem

     Battle of Arnhem – “Whose son and heir decided to to drop us this far away?

     Communications at the Battle of Arnhem

     Battle of Arnhem - Colonel John L. Waddy OBE (Rtd) relates the action of the 156 Parachute Battalion  

     Battle of Arnhem - Two Movies on the Battle

     The Hamilcar Gliders at Operation 'Market Garden' - Arnhem1944

     British 1st Airborne Division Vehicle Markings at Operation 'Market Garden' - 1944

     The 17 pounder Anti-Tank Guns at Operation 'Market Garden' -1944

     The Universal Carriers of the British 1st Airborne Division at Operation 'Market Garden' 1944

     The Polsten 20mm AA Guns at Operation 'Market Garden' - 1944

     Market Garden: Was Intelligence Responsible for the Failure?

     The Airborne Jeeps of the British 1st Airborne Division at Operation Market-Garden - 1944

     Infantry Weapons of the 1st Airborne Division at Operation Market-Garden - 1944

     Officers of The Glider Pilot Regiment - circa 1944

     70th Anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem – The Original Operation Order

      Commemorating the Heroes of Arnhem in Miniature

     Operation "Market Garden" and the Battle of Arnhem - A Commemoration, Lest We Forget

     A Photographic Catalog - Operation Market Garden Series by King & Country Military Miniatures

     Operation Market Garden Series by King & Country Military Miniatures - The Latest Drop (An Addendum)

     Wolfheze Junction – It weren’t no OK Corral; Arnhem 1944

     An Exercise in Photo-Reconnaissance Interpretation - Arnhem 1944

     "A Bridge Too Far", Movie casting mirrored real personages

     Landing Zone LZ "Z", Wolfheze, Netherlands, Operation Market-Garden, Arnhem 1944

     Was the Inglis Pistol or the Patchett Machine Carbine at Arnhem -1944?

     Stirling and Halifax Bombers towing Horsa and Hamilcar Gliders at Operation "Market" - Arnhem 1944

BRITISH PARACHUTE REGIMENT AND AIRBORNE FORCES

     ‪"Nothing is Impossible" - The Glider Pilot Regiment

     General Aircraft GAL 49/50 Hamilcar-The Other WWII British Assault Glider

     Early British Paratroop Training - Parachute School Ringway 1941

     A Comparison of the WWII GAL 49 Hamilcar Mk I and AS.51 Horsa Mk I Gliders

     Uniform of a Lieut-Colonel of the Parachute Regiment - Falklands circa 1982

     World War II British Airborne Helmets: Real or Reproduction?

     The General Aircraft Ltd., GAL 49/50 Hamilcar Mk I Heavy Assault Glider - Own your own in 1:72 Scale

VINTAGE W. BRITAINS LTD. TOY SOLDIERS

      Vintage W. Britains Toy Soldiers – Netherlands Infantry, an interesting set from 1939

      A Vintage Set of W. Britains Toy Soldiers - The Cameronians - 1940

      "Curiouser and Curiouser", An intriguing set of vintage W. Britains Ltd. toy soldiers

   

GENERAL ARTICLES ON TOY SOLIERS/MILITARY MINIATURES

        Collecting Toy Soldiers/Military Miniatures; The State of the Hobby

        Lest We Forget - Past Glories in Miniature through Toy Soldiers

        An Analysis of WWII Infantry Weapon Sizes Scaled to Common Toy Soldier Sizes

        An Addendum to Collecting Toy Soldiers/Military Miniatures; The State of the Hobby

        Officers of the Scottish Regiments of the British Army – 1914 by Greenwood & Ball

        Cannon to Right, Cannon to the Left, Cannon being copied all around Them

        It's All a Matter of Scale

        The “Toy Soldiers” of Mme. Fernande Metayer

       

BRITSH AND COMMONWEALTH CAP BADGES AND INSIGNIA

      British Cap Badges, the First Restrikes - Fox & Company?.

      British & Commonwealth Cap Badges - Known Common Restrikes and Counterfeits

      British Cap Badges – Additional Guidance in Identifing Restrikes and Counterfeits

      WWI Royal Naval Division Cap Badges - A Forensic Analysis

      WWII Parachute Regiment Cap Badge - A Forensic Study
      Regimental Cap Badges of the Volunteer Battalions of the Gordon Highlanders 1860 - 1908

      WWI Royal Naval Division Cap Badges - Genuine or Counterfeit?

      How to Identify and Date Canadian Paratrooper Wings by ‘Tonomachi’ from the British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

      Applied Modern Technology in the Reproduction of Cap Badges

      WWI Royal Naval Division Cap Badges - An Addendum

      Regimental Cap Badges of the Volunteer Battalions of the Gordon Highlanders 1860 - 1908

      Canadian Parachute Qualification Brevets of World War II

      Guidance in Identifying Fake British Regimental Cap Badges

      A "Gallimaufry" of Militaria

REGIMENTS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND COMMONWEALTH

      Regimental Bands of the British Army c.1900 by Richard Simpkin

      Yeomanry Regiments of the British Army circa 1900 by Richard Simpkin                                                                     

      Uniforms of the British Empire c.1888 by Richard Simpkin
      The Volunteer Battalions of the Gordon Highlanders
      Acquisition of a Scottish Officer’s Full Dress Uniform – 92^nd Gordon Highlanders Circa 1936 
      The Reincarnation of the Calcutta Light Horse, A.F.(I.)
      Other Volunteer Battalions of Scottish Regiments of the British Army 1860 - 1908

      Uniforms of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) 1886 -1965

ARTICLES ON MILIARY HISTORY, ARMAMENTS, TECHNOLOGY 
      WWII British Special Forces Night Vision Technology – “TABBY” RG Receiver
      Fallschirmjäger Artillery during Operation Merkur (Mercury), Crete
      GANZE MÄNNER - An Early Book on WWII German Fallschirmjäger
      A Small Collection of Military Headdress from Great Britain and the Commonwealth
      Elite Forces Headdress from the former USSR, France and Italy

      19th Century Military Communications at the Speed of Light – The Heliograph
      1939 Musical Ride of the RCMP at the New York World’s Fair

      The Other Webley - Limited Standard Semi-Automatic Pistol of the Royal Navy & Marines
      The Other Webley - An Addendum

      WWII British Special Forces Night Vision Technology – An Addendum Introducing the Type “CX” AN 24 A.P.W. 6815X
      Famous War Horses in History and Who rode Them

      The War Canoes of World War II - Cockleshell Heroes

      One of Don Quixote's Broken Lances - US Navy Vertical Missile Launch Systems

      From the Halls of Old Nassau to the Shores of Tripoli - The Original Insigne of the USS Princeton (LPH-5)

      Samurai on Parade - Jidai Matsuri Kyoto 1960
      David versus Goliath – Fairey Swordfish against the Bismarck

      Impossible Victory - Rorke's Drift 22-23 January 1879

      The Territorial Army in Scotland - circa 1935 (a W. Britains Ltd. Connection)
      Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, USN - A Unique Perspective on History
      Parachuting for Dummies - 'Rupert' World War II Deception Device
     Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles (South Africa) Cap Badge – A Forensic Study
     THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, Uniforms of the United States Army 1775 – 1975
     A Forensic Analysis of the Battle of Waterloo - 18 June 1815