Bomber Command Veterans Asked To Put Their Lucky Mascots On Display
The International Bomber Command Center has asked veterans of Bomber Command to pull out the lucky mascots they took with them on missions to display…
Veterans Can’t Get Benefits Due to 1973 National Personnel Records Center Fire
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) on the outskirts of St. Louis caught fire on July 12th, 1973. No one knows what began the blaze,…
Man Attempting to Restore World War II Dakota for D-Day Anniversary
A weathered DC-3 airplane with a colorful history sits in a hangar at the Fremont Airport. Built in 1943, the plane was part of the…
Strange! Object 279 The Soviet Heavy Tank Designed To Survive A Nuclear Explosion
It was at the Cold War Era’s height in 1959 when the Soviet Union constructed Object 279, which was an experimental heavy tank that could…
Top 10 Tank Scenes – Not Only in War Movies! (Watch)
This video shows the top ten tank scenes in movies – and they’re not all War movies as you may expect. The only criteria needed…
Mosquito: The Best Warbird of WWII – in Color!
Undoubtedly the best aircraft of its time. Many will, of course, argue the point, and that’s understandable, we all have our favourites, but the De Havilland…
Classic skills and virtual discovery – The Tank Museum looks to a new generation
An apprentice scheme and a push into the virtual world will put a new generation at the heart of The Tank Museum’s future. With its…
Buyer from Argentina spends over €600,000 at Auction of Nazi Memorabilia
The Hermann Historica auction house in Munich has held a controversial auction of Nazi memorabilia. The sale, which included a military-style jacket worn by Hitler,…
Movie Denial on Legal Battle For Historical Truth Against David Irving Might Be An Award Contender
The acclaimed book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier,” has been made into a film. The film, DENIAL, recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s…
After More Than Seven Decades, A Missing WWII Marine Was Found
It was 1943, on a Pacific Island, when Private First Class James B. Johnson died in the second world war. However, it was only very…
Your Chance to Fly a Massive Martin Mars World War II Aircraft
A company on Vancouver Island is providing a rare opportunity to fly the world’s largest water bomber, the World War II-era Martin Mars. The Ultimate…
10 Things You Should Know about Cathay Williams, America’s First Black Female Soldier
Cathay Williams was pressed into service in 1861 by the Union Army in Missouri, enlisted as a man in 1866, and served in the Indian…