Lucky WWll US army helmet is displayed in museum
The familiar olive coloured M1 steel helmet was first issued to US troops in 1941, and by 1942 all troops had them. The helmet was…
President John F Kennedy’s DC-3 Gift To Mobutu Found Back In Congo, SOS For The Scrapper
Chaotic Start of the Congo State. Until 1960, the Congo was under Belgian Colonial rule. On June 30 of that year, a huge new Central African…
Captured German Secret Weapons – Bachem Ba 349 and Ruhrstahl X-4 1945
In the Bavarian alps, in the final stages of the war in Europe, the allies discover the remains of some of Germany’s secret weapon program.…
Just Jugs: Just stunning images of P-47’s. Enjoy!
The Thunderbolt was one of the heaviest and largest fighter planes ever built; it was also only powered by a single piston engine. It was…
Images of the Hetzer pulled from the Gulf of Gdansk in 2007!
The Jadpanzer 38, or Hetzer, was a light tank destroyer produced from 1944 – 1945. 2584 were made, and it was used by Nazi Germany…
10 Weirdest Facts From WWI
In these centennial years of the First World war, lets look back at some of the more unknown facts about WW1. Were the Generals leading the…
World War Two Sea Forts to be Developed into Luxury Hotel
A group of World War Two sea forts that have been abandoned since the mid-1950s off the coast of Whitstable in the UK may be…
Deadline Gallipoli – TV Series About Australian War Correspondents In WW1
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, the son of a college headmaster, was born in New South Wales, Australia in 1879. When Charles was ten years old,…
VISITING THE FALLEN: ARRAS – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
When I first started my pilgrimage on the Great War battlefields I set myself an agenda that involved what I can only describe as ‘collecting’…
China Builds Second Aircraft Carrier
China’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that it is building a second aircraft carrier after rumors became widespread about the project. The ship is being built…
The M2 Carbine (1945) – The Fully Automatic
When originally designed, the M1 carbine was intended to have only selective-fire capabilities. When actual production on the gun began, the decision was made to…
German Soldiers Forced to Eat Poop to Cure Dysentery Outbreak
What could be worse than being overcome with gut-wrenching cramps, cold sweats, and horrible dizziness in the deserts of North Africa? Maybe the moment that…