COME ON!! Want to Own a Warbird from WWII, Vietnam or the Gulf War? Take your pick…
What happens to military aircraft when they’re retired? Some go to the scrap heap. Others become exhibits in museums. Some become civic monuments. But a…
Want a Tiger 1? Own Your Own Piece of Fury Memorabilia!
Well, some loved the film and some didn’t but if you have enough room in your collection for a mock up of the Tiger 1…
Guest Blogger The Dakota Hunter: Nippon’s 2nd attack plan on US, Genesis of Alaska Highway 1942
Right after the successful Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor/ Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941, many American citizens must have panicked over the next aggressive move…
Flying the Me 262 – The First Operational Jet Fighter
The First Fighter Planes When the First World War began, the airplane was still a new invention. Its potential as a military vehicle had not…
The Sturmtiger – Massive WW2 Tank With 380mm Rocket Launcher (Watch)
The Sturmtiger (‘Assault Tiger’) was an assault gun used by the Germans during World War II. It was built to support troops fighting in towns…
World of Tanks Richard Cutland, looks at what happened when the School of Tank Technology got hold of a T-34-76 in 1943
During my time in the army, I was involved in several Preliminary Reports. The aim of these is to gain a better understanding…
UK’s WWII Tank Event: Armour & Embarkation (VERY image heavy!!)
THE largest collection of tanks and armoured vehicles since the Second World War will descend upon Dorset in 2016 on the weekend of the 18th…
The B-17 Has Turned 80, Here Are 20 Facts About The Flying Fortress
Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…
The Gigantic 180 Meter Long US Army Land Trains Of The 1950s
The Texan company, LeTourneau, was instructed to design these huge land trains in the 1950s by the US Government. The United States Army got three…
The Battle of Kursk: Myth and Reality – different view of the events by World of Tanks
The Battle of Kursk – “The Gully of Death” An Attempt to Separate Myth from Reality Following their defeat at Stalingrad during the winter of 1942-43,…
HMS Belfast – By Geoff Moore
It may be camouflaged but still its hard not to miss the distinctive shape of a World War II Royal Navy cruiser in the middle…
The Most Produced Warbirds of WWII
Manufacturers in World War II were engaged in the greatest industrial effort in history. Aircraft companies went from building a handful of planes at a…