World War II Towers to be Restored
For over 70 years, a series of towers has stood on the shore of the Delaware coast. The towers were used in World War II…
When Mexico And France Went To War Because Of A Pastry Chef
In the 1830s, a pastry chef made an appeal to the French king. As a result, France invaded Mexico, Corpus Christi in Texas was affected,…
The Chieftain’s Hatch: Improving Super Pershing – By World Of Tanks
The exploits of the T26E4 in Europe are well known. Indeed, there is much anticipation for the release of the HD model of the tank…
Watch this Spooky Drone Footage Of The Destroyed Building In Stalingrad Left Untouched Since 1943
The Battle of Stalingrad (a city in southern Russia, now called Volgograd) was one of the bloodiest and longest battles in history. Over two million…
9 Fascinating Facts About July 4th
With July 4th fast approaching, American families are stocking up on fireworks, lighting up the barbecues and getting ready for a fun-filled long weekend. While…
Pacific Plane Wrecks, Amazing pictures of Abandoned WWII planes
The Pacific Islands are still littered with plane wrecks from the fighting that took place there in WWII. Planes that crash landed in remote locations…
Model of 1919 Thompson Submachine Gun – the original Tommy gun (Watch)
Black and white gangster movies from the 1930’s were, and still are, hugely popular. The weapon of choice in these movies is almost always…
10 Underhanded Ways The Spanish Franco Regime Aided Hitler And The Axis Powers in WWII
Most histories of the Second World War tell the same story of the clash between the Allied and the Axis powers. German and Italian forces…
Top 7 Biggest Bunkers Ever Built
The cold war may be long over, and certain installations have been abandoned, but the powers that be still have and maintain bunkers in preparation…
Fergus Anckorn – Saved His Fellow POWs By Performing Magic Tricks!
Fergus Anckorn who, during WWII, used magic as a means of saving both his own life and the lives of those around him, was born…
German President Remembers Soviet Sacrifices In WWII
German President Joachim Gauck, speaking at Berlin’s Soviet War Memorial on Wednesday 22nd June 2016, acclaimed the Russian victims of Germany’s Operation Barbarossa, 75 years…
Michael Herr Died – His Dispatches Brought The Vietnam War Home
“Dispatches is beyond politics, beyond rhetoric, beyond ‘pacification’ and body counts and the ‘psychotic vaudeville’ of Saigon press briefings. Its materials are fear and death,…