PATTON AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE – How the General’s Tanks Turned the Tide At Bastogne – Review by Mark Barnes
The story of the stand of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne is the stuff of legend. It is a story that has received something…
Have You Ever Wanted to Talk to a WWI Soldier? Now You Can With This New Chatbot
We are still going through the centennial of WWI, each month there is a new anniversary of a campaign or battle. The Great War was…
The American St. Nick Receives Luxembourg’s Highest Military Honor
Dick Brookins, 94, of Pittsford, NY was known as the American St. Nick during WWII for acts of kindness toward a small town in Luxembourg.…
22 Stunning Pictures of the Legendary Me-262, the First Jet Aircraft!
The Messerschmitt Me-262 was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. and also the world’s first mass-produced jet fighter. The first successful flight of a jet Me-262…
The Funniest and Weirdest Pictures Of WWII
War is a terrible thing but strange and funny pictures were taken during that period too. You will find no memes or modern stuff in…
Ready to cry? He saved 669 children during the Holocaust; he doesn’t know they’re sitting next to him
Hundreds of people who were rescued as children by a man described as “Britain’s Oskar Schindler” gathered together to attend a special service in honor…
‘Epitaphs of the Great War’ – Review by Mark Barnes
I didn’t start my battlefield pilgrimage in earnest until 2003. I went to Normandy that year with my family and friends. It was an outstanding…
25 Things You Didn’t Know About “Schindler’s List”
Here are 25 things you probably didn’t know about the making of this cinematic masterpiece: 1. One of the 1,200 Jews Schindler saved from the…
Northern Ireland Cold War Nuclear Bunker For Sale
Northern Ireland’s only Cold War bunker was built to survive a nuclear attack, but it’s now dangerous to enter due to a buildup of a…
The German Jeep – 20 Wartime Images of The Kubelwagen
The Volkswagen Kübelwagen that was used during the Second World War by both the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand…
Russian Company Builds Replica T-35 Tank
A metal-working company in Russia’s Ural region has recreated the Soviet T-35 tank by referring to Soviet-era drawings. The replica tank will sit in the…
Success at Last – One Woman’s Determination to Get Granddad’s Auctioned Medals Back Into The Family
Mandy McClean sat with her ear glued to the telephone listening to the bids as they slowly climbed. They passed her estimate of £700, passed…