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Best Field Marshall of WW2? Montgomery in Video & 33 Pictures

Monty, or the “Spartan General” as he was nicknamed, was described as a man with no diplomacy skills due to his directness. However, he remains…

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo – UK Tour: September – November 2018

Following a highly successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful embarks on an exciting West End run and UK Tour. Commemorating the…

CRAZY: The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over the Captured Spy Ship USS Pueblo

wolfenlord

On January 23, 1968, a run-down environmental research ship was conducting oceanographic studies when it was surrounded by North Korean naval forces, which demanded its…

Stalin’s Organs – The Iconic “Katyusha” Rocket Launcher with 25 Photos

Ruslan Budnik

On July 14, 1941, near a defensive site of the 20th Army in the forest east of Orsha, Captain Ivan Flerov’s battery attacked German positions.…

U-Boat Wreckage Found – Crew Claimed They Were Attacked by Sea Monster

All throughout naval history, there have tales of mysterious monsters and other such oddities reaching out from the watery abyss to claim ships and sailors…

Listen to the Only Known Recording of Hitler’s Normal Speaking Voice

David Baker

Adolf Hitler was a man filled with hate, paranoia, and ludicrous notions of what his country could achieve if it became an international power. But…

The USS Arizona – 5 Facts You May Not Know and 30 Photos

Most people are familiar with the iconic ship and the amazing memorial to her in Pearl Harbor. Here are some things you may not know…

Great Fighters of WWII – Yak-3 and Yak-9 in Photos

The middle of World War II, called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR, was for the Soviet engineer Alexander Yakovlev one of his most…

American Paratrooper Captured in Normandy Escapes and Becomes Red Army Tanker – Joseph Beyrle

Ruslan Budnik

Joseph Beyrle is the only American soldier who officially took part in battles in the American and Red armies on the eastern and western fronts…

B-24 Liberator in Action – Video and Photos

The B-24 was among the most useful aircraft in the hands of the American armed forces. It featured in every theater of World War II…

The B-17 Flying Fortress in 26 Images

It is a fact that the American B-17 Flying Fortress remains among the most produced bombers in history, only trailing the B-24 Liberator and German-made…

Predators of the Seas: Life Inside a U-Boat – In 41 Images

Ian Harvey

The Treaty of Versailles had a number of clauses that were designed to tamp down on Germany’s desires to keep advancing military technology after World…