Classic Easter air show to be held in Marlborough, New Zealand
Easter weekend will see a new air show take place in Marlborough, New Zealand. The Omaka Classic Fighters Air Show will take place from Friday,…
Weather manipulation during Vietnam War
As part of the US’s attempt to win the Vietnam War, the US military undertook a secret weather manipulation operation in South East Asia. More…
Napoleon’s hair to be auctioned
Two hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo and two historical items linked to the battle are being put up for sale via auction in…
Indecision over what to do with Hitler’s birthplace
The house in which Adolf Hitler was born still remains standing in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, and the town has never come…
The Heroic Waal River Crossing – 82nd Airborne – 504th PIR – H-Company After Action Report
This official After Action Reports start in the morning of September 20th, 1944, the 3rd day of Operation Market Garden and the bridges across the…
Fayetteville exhibition marks 150 years since Civil War troop march
A new Civil War exhibition in Fayetteville, North Carolina had been opened at the town’s Museum of the Cape Fear. The Civil War Living History Exhibit…
50 years since ground troops arrived in Vietnam
Fifty years ago this year US troops began their ground offensive to combat the North Vietnamese Communist regime. Veterans around the US are commemorating the…
DEATH OF THE LEAPING HORSEMEN – Review by Chris Buckham
The surrender of the German 6th Army following the battle of Stalingrad marked not only the end of the myth of German invincibility but also…
Matilda tank brought back to life for 70th anniversary of Battle of Balikpapan
A World War Two Matilda tank has been rescued and renovated back to its original condition by a group of six veteran soldiers in Australia.…
Veteran female Spitfire pilot recalls flying during World War Two
A veteran female Spitfire pilot from World War Two recalls her unique war time story at the age of 98. Mary Ellis now lives in…
Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained
Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…
Archive of Evil donated to University of Colorado
A Turkish-born businessman has left the largest private Holocaust collection of evidence, documents, artifacts and memorabilia to the University of Colorado’s Jewish Studies program in…