Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew
Ileen Lois was the name given to a B-17 bomber which was recovered in 2013, 69 years after it crashed in Lake Bolsena, the biggest volcanic…
Adolf Hitler in World War 1 – Awarded For Bravery Twice (Watch)
If we want to get into the mind of the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, the man who brought untold horror and misery to the world, we…
Bagpiper Millin: Some Germans who claimed to have seen him didn’t shoot because they believed he was crazy!
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
The Day That Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel Sank The Soviet Battleship Marat
The 20-year-old Silesian pastor’s son, Ulrich Rudel, began his pilot training for the German Luftwaffe in 1936. Rudel volunteered for the new dive-bombing Stuka formations…
WWI-era Graffiti Found in French Tunnels
British and Australian soldiers stationed in France would occasionally be allowed to leave the front lines in order to visit local attractions. There is evidence…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 4 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. June 4th 1940 – Operation Dynamo comes to an end.…
Bunker of the beast of Auschwitz found in a convent
Fritz Bracht, nicknamed the Beast of Auschwitz, was born in Heiden on the 18th January 1899. After school he trained to become a gardener and…
Japan and America’s Differing Views of the End of World War II
US President Obama’s recent visit to Hiroshima is not being used to “repair” the narratives about World War II. “Not a chance,” says Carol Gluck,…
A WWII Bomber Emerges After More Than Twenty Years of Repair Work (Watch)
It took more than two decades, but the B-25 was finally refurbished and ready to fly. CBS2’s Greg Mills reported the story and confirmed that it…
MATILDA DIARIES Part 3 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank
Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum YouTube channel that will…
6 Ways the Victorians Made Better Guns
The late nineteenth century saw huge steps forward in firearms technology. Many fundamentals of modern weaponry were created in this period. Even among the top…
Top 5 Overly Complicated Guns (Watch)
Some guns are famed for their elegant simplicity, but some are notorious for their complexity. In this video, we take a look at five firearms…