“Mad Major” Carpenter Attached 6 Bazookas To His Artillery Spotter Plane And Went Tank Hunting
Even the German infantry troops would fire at Carpenter with rifles and pistols trying to down “The Mad Major”. Charles Carpenter enlisted in the US…
Unbelievable True Stories About WWII That Should be Made into Movies
What most of us remember about World War II from history classes boils down to who fought who, the Holocaust, the Nazis and how almost…
‘Mad’ Jack Churchill – The Only Man To Kill An Enemy Soldier With A Longbow In WW2
To those he fought beside, Jack Churchill seemed like a man without fear, but to those he faced in combat, he was a terrifying figure,…
Tiger 1, King Tiger, Spitfire, Maybach engines, 770K open tourer, Tirpitz and more – a brilliant Wheatcroft Collection update (image heavy)
The Wheatcroft Collection in the United Kingdom is a large and important collection of historical softskin and armoured military vehicles. It is one of the largest…
German Inventions The US Made Use of After WWII
To the victors belong the spoils of war, and after Nazi Germany was defeated there were plenty of spoils that the Allies were after. One…
How About a Full Dual Control “Mustang” Just a Mere $3,200,000
Platinum Warbirds have this 1944 North American TF-51 full dual control “Mustang” for sale and is yours for $3,200,000. The P-51 Mustang Fighter, a North American Aviation, is…
British Sniper Took Out 6 Taliban Fighters With A Single Shot From Half A Mile Away
A Coldstream Guards marksman on one of the last tours of duty carried out by the British in Afghanistan in December 2013 managed to kill…
A Giant With A Volcanic Temper -The Only Man To Be Awarded The VC On D-Day
The Second World War revealed over the years the stories of many heroes who gave their lives for their country in acts of boundless courage.…
Nuclear Powered Tank – Chrysler TV-8
In the 1950s, Chrysler designed the Chrysler TV-8 tank. It was an exciting concept at the time, as it was envisioned as a nuclear-powered tank…
Repelled 30 Taliban: 400 Rounds, Launched 17 Grenades, Detonated a Mine, and Used His Tripod as a Weapon
Acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was the lone guard on duty, patrolling a small two-story outpost on the edge of Helmand…
The Most Produced Warbirds of WWII
Manufacturers in World War II were engaged in the greatest industrial effort in history. Aircraft companies went from building a handful of planes at a…
An Epic Event in the Making: Daks over Normandy the 75th Commemoration of D-Day
It’s late afternoon on the 5th of June. Eisenhower’s decision to ‘Go’ has worked its way down from top level to all ranks. And his…