Firing the 80 cm Railway Gun ‘Schwerer Gustav’
Schwerer Gustav – This was the name given to a German 80 cm railway gun, a huge piece of artillery designed to be shot from…
WWII Remains Continue To Be Excavated on Palau
On the tiny Pacific island of Palau, the remains World War Two soldiers are still being searched for. Seventy years since the end of World…
15 facts about Napoleon You May Not Have Heard Before!
Napoleon rose to power with an aim, and he surely achieved it by becoming the Emperor of the French Empire. Famous for his ruthlessness and…
Christopher Columbus’ Wreck Found
Image via commons The wreck of Christopher Columbus‘s ship has been found off the coast of Haiti. The Santa Maria is thought to have sunk during…
Nazi Goebbels’ Billionaire Descendants
It has been revealed that the descendants of the one of the most trusted associate of Adolf Hitler, Josef Goebbels are living the ‘Royal’ lives…
91 year old war veteran gets final mission aboard B-29
Jerry Micka is a 91 year old war veteran who has had the chance to fly one more time in the B-29 Superfortress bomber that…
Mass grave may be found in Nazi tunnels in Austria
The World War Two concentration camp Mauthausen-Gusen was one of the last to be liberated by Allied troops at the end of the war. The…
Henry V’s Battle of Agincourt fleet numbers exaggerated by onlookers
[Via] The Battle of Agincourt took place 600 years ago in 1415. The battle was between England’s Henry V and France’s Charles IV. Now historians…
10 Facts You Did Not Know About The First Allied Victory of World War One
The Battle of Mt. Cer was the first Allied victory of World War One, taking place between 12-24 August 1914, during which the numerically inferior…
Old Guy Metal Detecting Finds Buried WW2 Willys Jeep
A short film about every boys dream! Imagine going metal detecting on a beach and suddenly you hear loud beeps coming from your detector. You…
Lockheed AC-130 Gunship: Death From Above
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…
Veteran awarded Medal of Honor nearly 100 years too late
Sergeant Henry Johnson, a World War One veteran, is to receive the US military’s highest honor – the Medal of Honor. Henry actually died in…