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The New ‘Monuments Men’ Soldiers Will Protect Treasures in Combat Zones

Ian Harvey

The US Military is in the process of reincarnating the famous World War II expert brigade, dubbed The Monuments Men, in the 2014 movie of…

Pentagon Report Says Rise of Machine Super Soldiers is Just Decades Away

Ian Harvey

The popular myth of  cyborg soldiers, a warfighter enhanced with augmented tech providing bionic eyesight and superhuman battlefield performance, may soon be a reality. According…

‘Band of Brothers’ Actors Who Later Became Big-Time Stars

Still from 'Band of Brothers'

Band of Brothers was a television landmark that featured a star-studded cast of actors. Made in the days before movie quality, writer-led drama really took…

Poland’s WW2 $5bn of Gold Returned From London in Top-Secret Mission

Ian Harvey

Poland was given back approximately 100 tons of gold from three nations — the U.K., Canada and America — that had been holding the bars…

Thousands Evacuated After 500-Pound WWII Bomb Found in Turin

Ian Harvey

Thousands of people were evacuated from the Italian city of Turin on December 1st after a 500-pound bomb from WWII was discovered. Everyone living near…

Tankfest 2020 20th Anniversary

The Tank Museum

TANKFEST, the world’s biggest and best display of historic moving armour, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020. To mark this milestone, organisers are pulling together an…

For Sale: A Relic From one of the Most Daring Acts of Heroism in the Skies

A relic from one of the most daring and astonishing acts of heroism in the skies during World War One has emerged for sale. In…

The Jew who Identified the Fuehrer’s Remains & Kept the Secret for Decades

Ian Harvey

In 1941, Hitler’s Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. The Red Army found themselves in desperate need of German interpreters. Elena Kagan was a Russian…

Man in the High Castle: Nazi Symbols from Amazon Show Destroyed

Ian Harvey

The Man in the High Castle is a television series on Amazon set in a future where the United States was conquered by Nazi Germany…

US Army Develops Sound-Deadening Headgear for Their Military Dogs

Ian Harvey

The US Army takes the protection of all it’s members very seriously, and this now extends to their canine members as well. Army researchers have…

WWI Luger Handed In: Tank Museum Wants to Trace its History

The Tank Museum

The Tank Museum is appealing for information about a WWI German-issued Luger pistol that was handed in at a police firearms amnesty in Wiltshire. The…

The US 70-Year Promise to Filipino WWII Veterans Remains Unfulfilled

Ian Harvey
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During WWII, the Philippines was a commonwealth of the US. When the call went out for volunteers to fight in the war, tens of thousands…