That Other Time the U.S. Considered Invading the OPEC Countries
In 1973, The oil embargo was enforced against the U.S. by the Arab oil-producing states because they were unhappy with the aid the U.S. supplied to…
Visiting Oman’s Historic Forts – By Geoff Moore
Travelling around one of the world’s few Sultanates it is hard not to notice the many forts and watchtowers that populate the landscape. Its defensive…
The Gun: US Airforce Reveals Everything About The Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II (Watch)
Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. In the early 1970s, the A-10…
56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day
The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…
Heart Warming! 101st Airborne Veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin Meets Damien Lewis (Watch)
During the 70th anniversary commemorations of the beginning of our campaign in Normandy, Jim Martin was fortunate to meet several of the actors involved in HBO’s…
Top 10 Disturbing War History Urban Legends
There’s a grain of truth in every urban legend and with that said, here are ten disturbing urban legends that rose up throughout the history…
Poland Removing WWII Soviet Victory Monuments
The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World War…
Gallipoli Casualty’s mess tin brings history to life in Canberra
As she prepared for the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of World War I, Dianne Rutherford, a curator at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), made…
Cold War Mission Honed Fine Reputation of Tennessee “Fly Boys”
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force. The majority of the National Guard airmen and soldiers hold full-time civilian jobs while…
German Propaganda Newsreel: Battle for Normandy And Warsaw Uprising (Watch)
This German Propaganda newsreel is thought to be from early August in 1944. At this period in time, the Allies are still being held off…
Royal Navy officer who seized Enigma machine from a raided German U-Boat has died aged 95
A Royal Navy veteran and hero has died aged 95. Lieutenant Commander David Balme led the team who stole the Nazis’ infamous Enigma machine after…
Nazi German Special Forces: Brandenburg Regiment – you have heard of them, right?
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…