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Returning to WW2 Battle of Guadalcanal: An Australian Story

One of the only remaining Australian World War II veterans who participated in the Solomon Islands campaign returned to mark the anniversary of the Battle…

Duane Zemper, USAAF Aerial Photographer Of World War II

Almost 75 years after he was discharged, Duane Zemper, 96 – accompanied by his son, Eric – is looking forward to touring the Pentagon along…

British Bomber to be Recovered from Dutch Lake

The Dutch Ministry of Defense has hired a salvage company to recover the wreckage of a WWII bomber found in IJsselmeer Lake off the coast…

Trinity Site, Where the First Atomic Bomb Was Detonated – A Place that Changed the World

In 1945 the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saw firsthand the destructive powers of the nuclear bomb. The atomic bomb decimated both cities and…

WWII Veterans Fire Weapons from the War for Reunion

The Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore invited four WWII veterans and their families to come to a gun range in Marriottsville to fire WWII-era weapons.…

Amazing Photo Collection Of The Fuehrerbunker in Berlin

Hitler’s Last Day

We will be taking a look at the bunkers used by Adolf Hitler and his entourage in Berlin. There were two bunkers connected to each…

Firing The Biggest Gun Of WWII, The 80cm Railway Gun ‘Schwerer Gustav’

Schwerer Gustav – This was the name given to a German 80 cm railway gun, a huge piece of artillery designed to be shot from…

The Strangest Images of the First World War

A random collection of some of the strangest images we could find from Word War I. It features men, vehicles, weapons, and unique moments! Trench…

Beachcomber, the Canadian War Pigeon Awarded A Medal After the Dieppe Raid

Animals were part of war efforts throughout history. It would be hard to think of ancient and medieval warfare without horses, elephants, dogs, mules, and…

“So Proud” – American Airplane Passengers Burst into Song in Tribute to Fallen US WW2 Soldier

“Good day ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please.” This was the captain of a Delta Airlines flight speaking to all passengers on…

This Video Shows How US Paratroopers Were Trained During WWII; That Was No Picnic!

In 1930, the US Army experimented with the concept of parachuting three-man heavy-machine-gun teams. Nothing came of these early experiments. The first US airborne unit…

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…