Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Made Honorary Group Captain In RAF
A legend of the heavy metal music genre, Bruce Dickinson of the band Iron Maiden, has been enrolled by the Royal Air Force into the…
New US Aircraft Carrier Named Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller
Doris Miller was the first black recipient of the Navy Cross and has inspired generations of African American sailors who have followed him into the…
Sam Mendes: A faulty Lighter Meant Having to Film a Whole New Sequence
When Sam Mendes was a little boy, he heard a story told by his Grandpa Alfred about his time in the trenches in World War…
Grumman TBF Revealed in Amazing Seabed Images
Seventy-seven years after it plunged into the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, the wreckage of a Grumman TBF Avenger has been revealed in fantastic…
Documents Show Japan Asked for One Sex Slave for Every 70 Soldiers in WW2
Kyodo News service reviewed 23 documents from WW2 which shed more light on the Japanese government’s involvement in obtaining “comfort women” during that war. “Comfort…
Poland to Recover Jewish Gravestones From WW2 Lake
Plans for Lake Rusałka in Poland began in 1939 and construction began in 1941. Construction took 16 months. During that time, this region of Poland…
American WWII Resistance Worker Dame Mary Barraco Dead at 96
Dame Mary Barraco moved to Renaix, Belgium with her mother when she was just seven years old. She was a good student and was studying…
French Couple Discovered WWII Cache of Weapons Hidden in Their Home
A couple who were remodeling their home in the Burgundy region of France in 2017 found an unexpected surprise in the walls, a cache of…
Supermarine: Call For Investors & Enthusiasts to Help Rebuild an Aviation Legend
There is nothing quite like the romance of flight to make folks wax lyrical and the Supermarine S.5 has inspired poetic souls to great heights…
Classic ’80s War Movies That Show Just How Great Cinema Used to Be
While the ’80s wasn’t all about action-buddy movies and teen comedies, there were a lot of war films made throughout decade, as well. It’s easy…
Eagle Recovered From the Graf Spee is Going to Auction $26 Million
The latest item that may soon be up for auction is the large 360 kg bronze Nazi eagle that was recovered from the battleship Graf…
Tank Museum tank in WW1 Film Epic ‘1917’
The new film 1917, written and directed by Sir Sam Mendes and released today, features The Tank Museum’s WW1 Mark II Tank. The Mark II…