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How long was the Berlin Wall?

Ovidiu Popa

Very few symbols were as poignant in the Cold War between West and the Soviet bloc, as the Berlin Wall. A barrier made out of concrete…

President Truman talks about General MacArthur: a cheater and a bighead

Ovidiu Popa

Images Courtesy of Wikipedia In the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry Truman was sitting in the office of the spokesperson of the…

‘We were a target’ Air Force veteran discusses service during the Cold War

Cold War

By Jeremy P. Amick During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, many men and women volunteered to serve the United States by…

The death of Erwin Rommel: the Field Marshal is forced to commit suicide

Ovidiu Popa

Erwin Rommel was, for a time, Hitler’s favorite general. After his success in 1940, as the commander of a Panzer division, Rommel was appointed to…

TIGER, TIGER – BURNING BRIGHT – By Mark Barnes

The WHO team attended Tiger Day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, where the film stars of Fury! the unique running Tiger 131 and the classic…

‘Where history assembled’ Marine veteran treated by medic who helped raise flag on Iwo Jima

Marine veteran

By Jeremy P. Amick When John Scheperle joined the Marine Corps during World War II, he was following in the footsteps of an older brother…

Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World

Joris Nieuwint

Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…

Tank Crews in WWII – Who Did What in a Tank

Tank Crews

Tanks have certainly played a large role in mechanising modern warfare. Their significance for both the First and Second World Wars cannot be underestimated, and…

Sergeant ‘Smokey’ Smith VC: I don’t take prisoners, period. I’m paid to kill them, then takes out 3 Panthers

Jeff Edwards

If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…

‘Quite a few miles’ Navy veteran served in Europe and the Pacific during World War II

Navy veteran

Many stories of a World War II veteran’s service involve receipt of the notorious draft letter, travel to a basic training site, and then an…

HISTORY IN YOUR HANDS – By Phil Hodges

HISTORY

Phil Hodges takes a brief look at collecting militaria with the help of advice from experienced dealers Denis Exall and James Aslett.Photographs © Denis Exall…

INGLORIOUS FARB’TERDS – By Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges concludes his series of re-enactment related features with an account of an uncomfortable experience. I’ve interviewed a number of people for War History…