Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine
Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…
Amazing Tank Factories Of WWII
During World Wars One and Two tank manufacturing was big business. The British first referred to tanks as ‘landships’ and the government set up a…
London: Thousands Evacuated after Unexploded WWII Ordnance Unearthed Near Victoria Station
Thousands were ejected from rail and tube stations to be evacuated from London Victoria station after what was believed to be an unexploded WWII bomb…
David Stoliar – Lone survivor of Jewish Refugee Ship Sunk By A Soviet Torpedo During WWII
David Stoliar was the only surviving person when a Jewish refugee ship, the Struma, was sunk during World War Two. As Jews fled Europe in…
Vietnam War dead set to be identified using latest DNA-testing technology
More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, the country is going to all lengths to recover and identify the war dead…
WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force
The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…
After 30 Years, Emotional Scars From Vietnam Find Unexpected Healing
A small group of young men waited to board a C-130, which was to take them to the next assignment-another American base carved out of…
Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) Absorbed 9 US Torpedoes & Over 400 US 5-inch Rounds In Failed Scuttle Attempt Before Being Sunk By Japanese Torpedoes
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…
Didn’t Know It Could Do That: U-2 Landing and Taking Off From A Carrier!
The U-2 spy plane, Dragon Lady, is notoriously difficult to land because it has a tendency to hover over the runway and is very susceptible…
Palomares Nuclear Bomb Accident – When The USA Lost 4 Nukes in A Mid Air Collision
On January 17, 1966 a B52 bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command was at 31,000 feet over the Spanish coast near the village of Palomares…
The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War
Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting the Middle Eastern countries together. They are huge highways,…
World War One Muslim memorial plans drawn up
Plans for a new Muslim memorial to honour and remember hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Muslim background who fought for the Allies during World…