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  • Battle of the Bulge reenactors line up for muster.
  • Vintage jeeps and bikes lined up and ready for the Battle of the Bulge reenactment.
  • The group drives up in the jeep to meet other re-enactors at the re-creation of the Battle of the Bulge.
  • Battle of the Bulge reenactors in the field. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest and the bloodiest of World War II. It saw huge casualty rates, one of the highest rates was in the 509th PIB with a staggering 92 per cent casualty rate.
  • A group of reenactors around the jeep.
  • Chris covers his ears as Paul fires at cannon school at the NSSA Headquarters.
  • Chris and Paul check car wreckage after firing cannons at cannon school at the NSSA Headquarters.
  • Alex Cranmer with the World War II Jeep he purchased. The Jeep restored by IMA is actually based on a real Jeep from WWII, which belonged to Captain Fritz Maisel of the 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Division.
  • Chris, Paul and the instructor with a cannon at cannon school held at the NSSA Headquarters.
  • Paul Basile talks with a WWII veteran in the bunk room.
  • Chris Victorella with a cannon at cannon school held at NSSA Headquarters. The cannon Paul and Chris fire at Cannon School is a 10 ? pdr Parrot rifle. It has a maximum range of 2,000 yards and was very popular during the American Civil War.
  • Paul loads the cannon at cannon school held at NSSA Headquarters. When firing a cannon; a ?target load? is a third of powder to what the cannon is rated. A ?service load? is the full size load for the artillery piece.

  • Reenactors Line Up

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Battle of the Bulge reenactors line up for muster.

  • Vehicles at the Ready

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Vintage jeeps and bikes lined up and ready for the Battle of the Bulge reenactment.

  • Re-Created Battle

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    The group drives up in the jeep to meet other re-enactors at the re-creation of the Battle of the Bulge.

  • Reenactors in the Field

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Battle of the Bulge reenactors in the field. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest and the bloodiest of World War II. It saw huge casualty rates, one of the highest rates was in the 509th PIB with a staggering 92 per cent casualty rate.

  • Group of Reenactors

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    A group of reenactors around the jeep.

  • Cannon Shot

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Chris covers his ears as Paul fires at cannon school at the NSSA Headquarters.

  • Assessing the Damage

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Chris and Paul check car wreckage after firing cannons at cannon school at the NSSA Headquarters.

  • Alex and the WW II Jeep

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer with the World War II Jeep he purchased. The Jeep restored by IMA is actually based on a real Jeep from WWII, which belonged to Captain Fritz Maisel of the 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Division.

  • Learning about the Cannon

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Chris, Paul and the instructor with a cannon at cannon school held at the NSSA Headquarters.

  • Meeting with a Veteran

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul Basile talks with a WWII veteran in the bunk room.

  • Cannon School

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Chris Victorella with a cannon at cannon school held at NSSA Headquarters. The cannon Paul and Chris fire at Cannon School is a Parrot rifle. It has a maximum range of 2,000 yards and was very popular during the American Civil War.

  • Loading the Cannon

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul loads the cannon at cannon school held at NSSA Headquarters. When firing a cannon; a target load is a third of powder to what the cannon is rated. A service load is the full size load for the artillery piece.

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