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Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley Was A Veteran of 3 Wars, Became Famous After “We Were Soldiers”

Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant…

Bastogne – In The Footsteps of Band of Brothers – By Reg Jans

Maj. Richard Winters’ notes from his last visit to Bastogne BASTOGNE – Take it Easy! Inspired by Dr. Stephen Ambrose’s bestselling book and the successful…

Shooting the German MP40 submachine gun

German MP40 submachine gun

The MP40 submachine gun was made to use with the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. This submachine gun was developed in Germany by the Nazis and the…

Cold War Nuclear Bunker Uncovered in Kent, UK

A secret Cold War bunker in Medway in the English southern county of Kent has been re-opened after being abandoned for years. The bunker was…

Dover Castle Fires and Hosts World War I Anti-Aircraft gun

During World War One you might think there was little need for anti-aircraft artillery over the UK since the air force of both the British…

WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story

A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…

New Documentary Claims The Nazis Developed An Atomic Bomb To Be Carried By A Flying Saucer

Over the years there have been many rumours about whether or not the Nazis had nuclear capabilities that they could put to use in WWII.…

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…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was apocalyptically awful. 70 years ago today, an estimated 90,000 people were immediately killed when Little Boy detonated 1,950ft…

The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight

Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…

The First North Korean Pilot To Defect WITH His MiG-15

Joris Nieuwint

It was September 1953, the war in Korea had ended almost two months previously, the ceasefire had been signed and adhered to by both sides.…