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Insane Gulf War Footage Of An F-16 Dodging Iraqi SAM Missiles

Amazing video of F-16, callsign Stroke 3, dodging six SAM launches during Desert Storm. The Gulf War which lasted from 2 August 1990 to 28…

Marlborough’s March to the Danube & Battle of Blenheim

Andrew Knighton

The Duke of Marlborough is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in British history. Though he is famed for his battlefield successes,…

Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Damaged by Vandals

The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincolnshire, England, tells the story of more than 55,000 men who were killed in World War II. The 102-foot…

THE PERKINS IDENTIFICATION ALBUMS Volume 1 – Review By Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Back when I started reviewing books for WHO I allowed myself the indulgence of seeking out naval photo archive books to feature on this page.…

The Man Who Worked to Complete Washington’s World War II Memorial Dies at 96

F. Haydn Williams died on April 22nd at his home in San Francisco at the age of 96. He formerly served as a Defense Department…

A Brief History of the Holocaust: Japan and the Jews

You might be thinking that during the Second World War, Europe was the region where there were most Jewish people. A lot of people don’t…

The Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Aussies, They Lost

During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against some 1,500 to 2,500 Vietnamese forces near the village of Long Tan. When the battle was…

The Flaming Coffin, The German Heavy Dive Bomber The Luftwaffe Hated

The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was an aircraft doomed from the start of its inception. Its design was intrinsically flawed, its engines frequently caught…

20 Amazing Pictures of the Aircraft Boneyard in Tuscon Arizona

The Boneyard can be found in Tuscon, Arizona, in the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Of course, its official title is slightly less mysterious than its…

Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor

Out of all the battles that took place during WWII, there are some that have had a deep impact on both sides. The Battle of…

Stuart & Shermans – Paraguay Reactivates 75 Years Old WWII Tanks

IHS Jane’s 360 has recently reported that Paraguay is to return their M3 Stuart light tanks to service and maintain their M4 Sherman main battle…

Jewish victims remains found underwater and interred in Budapest

Late 2011, renovations were being undertaken to the Margit Bridge in Budapest when divers, working on the bridge’s foundations found pieces of bone lodged around…