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Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 2 June 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. June 2nd 1940 – It has now become too dangerous…

Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 1 June 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On June 1st 1940, 64,000 men manage to escape the Nazi…

FOUND! Aldebaran: The Italian Navy Torpediniera sunk on 20 October 1941 in Greece

Underwater photos by Milonakis Kostas www.wetklik.gr, other photos as credited Nearly 75 years have passed since the sinking of Aldebaran (code AL). An Italian warship,…

Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day – 31 May 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day by day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. 31 May 1940 is the most successful day…

Warbird Factory

WARBIRD FACTORY - Review by Mark Barnes

Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other…

Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day – 30 May 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day by day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On 30 May 1940 the British cabinet meet…

Guest blogger Dan Snow – Dunkirk: Day by Day – 29 May 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day by day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On 29 May 1940 – The British are…

Guest Blogger Dan Snow – Dunkirk: Day by Day – May 28th 1940 (Watch)

Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On May 28th 1940, the Belgium Army surrendered, leaving the…

Graf Zeppelin: Diving at the unique WW2 German aircraft carrier (photos and videos)

Underwater photos by Tomasz “Tomek” Stachura Graf Zeppelin (Flugzeugträger A, Aircraft Carrier A) was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany during World War II.…

Guest Blogger Dan Snow – Dunkirk: Day by Day – 27 May 1940 (Watch)

76 years ago today – Operation Dynamo was underway. However the evacuation at Dunkirk was made increasingly difficult by the German Luftwaffe who pounded Dunkirk…

A Look Into a Hidden WWII Battlefield – Diving into D-Day

A visit to Normandy gives a real sense of WWII, the impact of D-Day and the devastation that occurred once those brave young allied soldiers…

My Kingdom for a Horse – The Battle of Achelou

Battle of Achelous

In 917 C.E., the Byzantine Empire sent an experienced leader named Leo Phokas ‘the Elder’ to defeat and punish Symeon of Bulgaria. The Christian Tsar…