World’s Largest Roman Cavalry Re-enactment this Summer
When people think of Roman soldiers, they tend to think of infantrymen with swords and shields, marching down the famous Roman roads in a disciplined…
Heart Warming: WWII Coastguard Vets’ Unclaimed Body Buried By His Neighbors
Friday 8th April 2016 was a cool day at Arlington National Cemetery, with a brisk breeze blowing across the white headstones. A Coast Guard Honour…
TON-UP LANCS – A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed 100 Sorties – Review by Mark Barnes
I will put it straight out there and say I don’t hold with any notions of guilt or contrition for the British bombing offensive against…
He Survived 25 Missions As A B-17 Tail Gunner, Then Voluteered For More!
John Andre (née Andrejansky), from a family of 14 children, grew up on a dairy farm in Stonersville in Berks County, Pennsylvania. As a young…
Seen this before?? In 1992 B-25s Take Off From A Carrier Once More To Remember The Doolittle Raid
To coincide with 50th-anniversary commemorations of World War II that were held from 1992-1995, the USS Ranger re-enactment of the Doolittle Raid, this was a…
Unique! Flying a Drone Over A Massive German FLAK Bunker From WW2
Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of 3 huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These…
Has The Lost Amber Room Finally Been Found in Polish Forest? They Claim They Have!
Under a peaceful forest floor in Poland’s Mazrian Lake District lies a mystery. A weathered and overgrown complex of WWII German barracks and bunkers has…
Top 5 Easter Rising Facts! (Watch)
A century ago nationalists from the Irish Republican Brotherhood stood up against British rule on the Emerald Isle. The Irish capital of Dublin became ground…
Devon D-Day Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday By Skydiving For Charity
“Actually, I wanted to do it 10 years ago, but I got talked out of it. But I was determined that on my hundredth birthday…
The Controversial, Failed Easter Rising That Changed the World
The Easter Rising of 1916 is a controversial event, down even to when it should be celebrated. Tradition dictates that it is to be celebrated…
U.S. Secretary of State Visits Memorial at Hiroshima
This month, John Kerry became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the Japanese city of Hiroshima. At a press conference held after a…
US Marine Dog Lucca Awarded the World’s Highest Honor for Service Dogs for Heroism
Lucca, A US Marine German shepherd, was awarded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal for her heroism as a US Marine service dog…