Band of Brothers Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron Sing A WWII Foxhole Song! (Watch)
Two of the real life Band of Brothers, best friends Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, sing “Mares Eat Oats.” William J. Guarnere (April…
The Lost Tommies in Colour
In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…
The Messenger Dog Who Saved Countless Lives At The Battle of Verdun
A courageous World War I war dog was widely hailed a hero, after battling bravely through no man’s land to deliver a life-saving message to…
Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group now a charity
The team behind the return to flight of Hawker Typhoon RB396 is pleased to announce the formation of the charity “Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group”. The…
Museum Finds Secret German WW2 Teleprinter On eBay
While searching eBay, volunteers for The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park found the keyboard from Hitler’s Lorenz cipher machine, used to send coded…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 3 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On June 3rd, 1940 – the evacuations are winding down…
Senseless vandalism to WWI Memorial “Cross of Crosses” causes anguish to families
In August 2014, a memorial marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I was erected in the Rotary Club Sensory Garden in Mooragh…
TURN in Real Life: Abraham Woodhull, Setauket, and the Real Culper Spy Ring
In AMC’s drama TURN: Washington’s Spies, we follow Abraham Woodhull and company as they play a cunning game of deceit and trickery to gather intelligence…
An Old Gift From the Grateful Dutch Now Needs Restoration and Saving
Almost 60 years ago the people of the Netherlands gave the United States with a gift – the bronze bells of the Netherlands Carillon, which have…
Wargaming brings HMS Caroline to the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Permanently anchored in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the famed ship is now available in a special AR experience June 1st, 2016 — Wargaming, creators of World…
Greek Fire – The Top Secret Weapon of the Byzantine Empire
During the Middle Ages, the fortified city of Constantinople, the imperial capital of the Byzantine Empire, was considered unconquerable. It was not the city’s large…
Outrage As Ashby School Auctiones Off WWI Veteran’s Victoria Cross to Raise Funds
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bent served his country heroically in World War I, but sadly was killed in the line of duty. His Victoria Cross was…