World War Tatt-two on body with etching of battles and heroes

London: Mechanic, 26, turns his body into history book with etchings of battles and heroes. A Mechanic has turned his body into a tapestry of World War II — getting its heroes, villains and battles tattooed on his skin.

Nolan Holmes, 26, has spent four years having portraits of Winston Churchill and El Alamein hero Field Marshal Montgomery etched on his body.

Other images include newspaper front pages of the time, famous battles and a drawing of Captain America beating up Adolf Hitler.

John Cleese’s famous Fawlty Towers catchline “Don’t mention the war” is also featured as well as the battle on the Russian Front, the Allied bombing of Germany and the Battle of Britain.

Nolan, from Fleetwood, Lancs, said: “I have a family interest in the war. My grandmother worked on the production line for the Wellington bombers in Blackpool.

 “She was engaged to a GI who was killed in the D-day landings.

“World War II has become a huge interest of mine and I study all the books, films and documentaries about the war.

“I feel the history of the war is dying as the world becomes more politically correct. I have dedicated my upper body as a mark of respect to those who served and those who fell in battle.”

 Nolan, who topped off his body art with a Remembrance Poppy, added: “These are not cheap back-street drawings; they are works of art and show the history of the war. My girlfriend loves them.

“It is not just a fashion stamp like many people have done. It is a huge talking point and makes people remember what went on between 1939 and 1945, a time when this country could have changed forever.

“Now I have had the Poppy done at the most fitting time of the year.

My personal favourites are Churchill and the Spitfires flying past Tower Bridge.”

Award-winning tattoo artist Pete Sinclair, who worked on Nolan, said: “It has been one of the most unusual commissions and I enjoyed creating a history book on someone’s body - especially the action scenes and John Cleese.”