The Legendary Paratrooper: The Amazing Story of Ted Bachenheimer
Theodore Herman Bachenheimer earned many titles in his life. They weren’t always the titles of rank or hierarchical authority, but rather the ones given to him…
The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War
The Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting these two Middle Eastern countries. They are huge…
Firing the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)
One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…
The Ultimate Man Cave: HMS Illustrious Up for Sale!
The British Ministry of Defence has decommissioned an aircraft carrier and put it up for sale. The Invincible-class HMS Illustrious is currently moored in Portsmouth…
Mortally Wounded Carrier USS Hornet Refused To Die In Failed Scuttle Attempts, Finally Sunk By Japanese (Watch)
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…
See The Frozen Hell From Which The C-47 Crew Escaped – Yukon Crash Site Revisited Vol 2
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will see some unique photos of the crashed USAF C-47, that went down over the Yukon in February 1950. …
Honour in Battle – The WW2 Spitfire Pilot Spared by Enemy Fighters
John Hamilton Nicholls was a Spitfire pilot in World War II. He destroyed or damaged 10 enemy aircraft during the war and was awarded the…
Stolperstien – Artist commemorates Holocaust victims in fast-growing Street Project
Stolpersteine, literally stumbling stones, are an ongoing project which started on the streets of Germany. They are small, square brass plaques, about the size of…
Top Quality Police Work Leads to Return of an Amazing Piece of History
Detective Kirk Hill, of Duluth, Minnesota, was certainly not looking for a challenging and complicated case, but this particular report was too enticing to pass…
Excitement! Book review by Mark Barnes
This book is the latest in a spate of self-published books that have been coming my way from the United States. However, this one stands…
B-17E Bomber Rescued from Papua New Guinea Swamp, Now On Display in Hawaii
A B-17E bomber that crashed during World War Two has been moved to in Hawaii and is now on display. The USA joined the war after…
The Idiot’s Loop – Dropping A Nuke Upside Down Was A Real US Airforce Tactic! (Watch)
The US Air Force tactic known as ‘toss bombing’ or the ‘over-the-shoulder maneuver,’ is accomplished by flying towards the target at lower altitude, pulling up…