Photos:wartime B+W photos and present day color comparisons
Maps:5
Publisher:After The Battle, UK
Item No. ATB-161
The Battle for Metz - In the autumn of 1944, the US Third Army fought a series of difficult and costly battles for Metz, the capital of the Lorraine region in north-eastern France. Jean Paul Pallud takes us through this absorbing story.
Hirohito's Underground Headquarters - David Mitchelhill-Green takes a look at the subterranean tunnel systems at the remote town of Matsushiro which were intended to serve as residence for Emperor Hirohito and his wife as well as a Japanese central command post.
Warfilm: Fires Were Started - Trevor Popple looks at this wartime film about the Auxiliary Fire Service which was filmed using real members of the Fire Brigade.