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Amazing Pictures From The WW2 Warbird Factory in Los Angeles

WARBIRD FACTORY - Review by Mark Barnes

Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other…

Germany’s Massive World War Two Heavy Tank: The Panzer VIII Maus (Watch)

In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…

Nine Reasons For Allied Victory In The Hard-Fought Battle of Britain

The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched…

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…

Amazing – Douglas Brent Hegdahl III, “The Incredibly Stupid One”

Imagine that it’s the 1960s. You’re an American POW in a North Vietnamese camp, so you have two options: If you want to live, you…

From the Vikings to Vietnam – Five Wars in Which Drugs Fuelled the Fighting

Drugs have a long history as part of war. These days, their main role is a medicinal one, but down the centuries they have often…

In 1937, A Toilet Break Led to War Between China and Japan

Wars have been waged over the stupidest things, but in 1937, Japan took it a step further. That was the year that a minor incident…

World War Two Soldier’s Remains to Be Properly Buried Decades After He Died In Italy

Lance Corporal Ronald George Blackham was a member of the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards during World War II. He was killed in action as he…

Collection of Rare World War Two Photos and Letters to Sell at Auction

Brenda Hart was a Cabinet Office secretary during the last two years of World War II.  She accompanied British prime minister Winston Churchill on a…

The Young Female Spy Who Assisted India To Achieve Independence

One of the unsung heroes who helped India achieve independence from Great Britain is Netaji Subash Chander Bose who revamped the Indian National Army (INA).…

Hamburger Hill: Council Supports Vietnam War Reenactment Which Could Break City Firearms Ordinances

Ian Harvey

The council of the city of Waupaca in Wisconsin is wrestling with a decision to allow a Vietnam War re-enactment in a city park. The…

Eugene B. Fluckey and the USS Barb – One of the most effective US submarines in WWII

Ian Harvey

Near the end of World War II, many of Japan’s remaining war planes and ships were kept in port as they waited for the expected…