Malta – The Greatest Siege in History Part 5 – The Fall of St Elmo
As the fight over Fort St Elmo raged incessantly, with neither Muslim nor Christian yielding in their determination, and the death of many brave men…
ZEMKE’S WOLFPACK – Review by Mark Barnes
Colonel Hubert Zemke was the personification of a leader possessed of immense discipline and personal strength. He combined courage with the unswerving respect he commanded…
Top Secret – Tito’s Nuclear Shelter – By Edin Hardauš
Yugoslavia was in a difficult situation at the end of WWII. The country was destroyed, devastated and robbed. Post-war reconstruction of the country implemented slowly…
How to Lose the War in 100 Days, Give The Eastern Front to Himmler
The headline may come to a surprise to many, wasn’t Heinrich Himmler the person behind the SS and the Holocaust? Surely he wasn’t in command…
Thousands of Japanese brides fled to US after World War Two
World War Two saw a surge of marriages between Japanese women and American troops in the Pacific. Even though they were enemies thousands of Japanese…
Imperial War Museum launched Blitz exhibition
Manchester’s Imperial War Museum (IWM) has launched its new exhibition on the Blitz. Seventy five years ago this year Britain came under its first massive…
British Commandos – Pride of Army But Shot When Captured By Nazis
Commando troops coming ashore from LCIs A new book has been published detailing the exploits of British Commandos during World War Two. However, it suggests…
What You Should Know About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldiers
Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…
Myth Or Real? Germany Built Wooden Airfields to Fool the Allies, So They Bombed It With Wooden Bombs
This story has been told in many ways, where locations of where the airfield was and how it was bombed being different but the gist…
Attempts Made To Save Historic US Military Boeing 707 From The Scrap Yard
A historic Boeing 707 due to be scrapped is being rescued by military enthusiasts. The Boeing 707 is owned by the Pentagon and has the…
When Circus Elephants Went Farming During World War One
When World War One began the men and horses of Europe were transported to the frontline, leaving behind few people or animals to toil the…
Auschwitz Love Story Between Nazi Guard & Jewish Prisoner Which Saved Her Life
An Auschwitz love story has emerged more than 70 years on from the depths of a Nazi concentration camp, where a Jewish prisoner fell in…