USS Arizona: 1,177 Crying Tears
USS Arizona, a sunken warship, weeps black tears for her dead. And although the natural beauty of Oahu—lush vegetation, crystal water, and volcanic mountains—should be…
The Soviet T-34: The Lethal Tank that Won World War II
Although built in the Soviet era when military construction had top priority, the T-34 was an outstanding tank by any standards. Not only was it…
Tora Tora Tora – The Best Pearl Harbor Movie Ever! – Facts, Figures and Goofs
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) is a film depicting the events of December 7, 1941, when Japan attacked the US Fleet at Pearl Harbour. The producers…
The Praetorian Guard: A Double-Edged Sword
By Ludwig Heinrich Dyck / ludwigheinrichdyck.wordpress.com The Praetorian Guard evolved from the bodyguard of the Republican army commander, the ‘consul’ whose original name waspraetor. When Augustus…
This Transport Company Was Asked To Transport A Dakota, You Will Not Believe How They Crashed It…
In my previous Blogs Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, I showed pictures of crashed, lost and derelict Douglas C-47’s/ DC-3’s/ Dakotas. Most of them are…
A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
Christmas in 2015 was a bit weird due to recent changes in my life and I was never much of a fan anyway. I don’t…
RAF IN CAMERA – 1960s – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online
I loved Keith Wilson’s look at the RAF during the 1950s, but this volume, if anything, is even better. If I am 100% honest with…
Broadsword calling Danny Boy – Where Eagles Dare, Facts, Figures & Goofs
Where Eagles Dare is a World War 2 movie that was made in 1968. This movie starred Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, and Richard Burton. The…
The Panavia Tornado – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online
Pen & Sword produced some genuinely lovely aviation photo archive books during 2015 and I still have a few to tell you about that appeared…
‘An aged distinction’ Missouri farmer spent many years as area’s sole surviving Civil War veteran
By Jeremy P. Ämick With an estimated 2.75 millions soldiers fighting in the Civil War, there was little that could have distinguished Jefferson City, Mo.,…
President John F Kennedy’s DC-3 Gift To Mobutu Found Back In Congo, SOS For The Scrapper
Chaotic Start of the Congo State. Until 1960, the Congo was under Belgian Colonial rule. On June 30 of that year, a huge new Central African…
VISITING THE FALLEN: ARRAS – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
When I first started my pilgrimage on the Great War battlefields I set myself an agenda that involved what I can only describe as ‘collecting’…