Over 100 Fascinating Pictures of British WW2 Tanks Some You Wouldn’t Have Seen Before
Vickers Medium Tank Mark 2 The standard British tank of the inter-war years, the Vickers Medium Mark 2 was based on a design from not…
Operation Catapult: Britain Takes Out the Vichy French Fleet
The fall of France to German invasion in 1940 put the British in an uncomfortable position. It led to one of Great Britain’s most controversial…
8 American Tanks of WW2 – Were They the Best?
During the Second World War, America had to move quickly to arm itself. Tanks had become a vital part of combat, as shown by Germany’s…
Facts About the North American P-51 Mustang – The USAAF’s Most Versatile Fighter
Considered by many aviation enthusiasts to be one of the greatest fighter aircraft of all time, the North American P-51 Mustang saw extensive service with…
How Churchill Became The World’s Greatest Wartime Leader
When World War II broke out, the British government was led by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Within a year, Chamberlain would be replaced, becoming little…
Delaying Das Reich: How Saboteurs Held Up a Critical Armored Division for 17 Days
D-Day was the most spectacular amphibious landing in history, and the campaign that followed was mostly remembered for direct fighting between Allied and Axis forces.…
The Nazi Invasion of the Netherlands: How a Country Fell in Days
On the 10th of May 1940, the German Army began its invasion of Western Europe. To ensure a route through to France, the Germans invaded…
Paris Under Siege – 5 Times the City of Lights Was Surrounded
Today, Paris is a peaceful city, a rich cultural hub, and home to one of the most powerful governments in Europe. But over the…
7 Historic French APCs and IFVs
Over the past hundred years, the French army has fielded a range of armored vehicles for carrying troops into combat. Some have been armored personnel…
4 American Troop Transport Vehicles of the 20th Century
M75 During World War II, it became increasingly clear that infantry would need mobile, protective transport vehicles to carry them to and around battlefields. In…
How Germany Prepared for the Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to win the Second World War. In December 1944, as the Allies pressed in from…
12 Impressive German Self-Propelled Guns of WW2
Self-propelled guns played an important part in the Second World War, making heavy firepower mobile more cheaply than tanks did. Here are some of the…