Tributes Paid to the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy
On the eve of, perhaps the most celebrated WWII victory ‘the D-Day’ the largest airborne fleets were about to write history by invading Nazi controlled…
Last Blenheim Bomber restored to flying glory
[Via] A Blenheim bomber used during World War Two has been restored to its former glory in tribute to the pilots and crew of Royal…
The Time English Soldiers went to Battle without Pants, and Won
The Hundred Years War fought between France and England through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries saw a number of important and impressive battles as…
8 Historical Figures who were as crazy as Adolf Hitler
Hitler has successfully made his way as a symbol of tyranny and illogical totalitarianism, but very few people know that he was not the worse…
Ghosts of Time: 10 Incredible Pictures of Normandy 1944 and Now Combined!
Haunting images take you back to Normandy 1944, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings. You can follow Adam Surreys work on Facebook: Ghosts of Time…
‘We were inseparable’ Missouri Marine killed in Vietnam remembered by friends and family
By Jeremy P. Amick Though many decades have passed since Corporal John Allen Campbell lost his life while serving with the Marine Corps in Vietnam,…
World War Two spy dies at 100
[Via] A World War Two spy veteran has died at the age of 100. Elizabeth McIntosh was born and bred in Hawaii and began a…
One of the Last Surviving Nazi War Criminal dies in Canada
[Via] A Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail has reported that one of last surviving Nazi war criminal has died at the age of 93. Simon…
Transport For London trying to bring back to life a ‘Ghost Metro Station’
[Via] One of the most famous tourist destination in London is surely a ride on world’s oldest and iconic underground train system. In the historic…
MY ESCAPE FROM DONINGTON HALL – Review by Phil Hodges
‘Boys own stuff. ‘A tag often applied as a sort of apology for a book that may be lacking in historical accuracy yet tells one…
WATCH: ISU-152 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
Captured German Armour and Equipment dump in Normandy
This massive dump of captured or destroyed German equipment lies near Isigny-sur-Mer on the crossroads of the D196 and the D203 in the direction of Lison, east…