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Wreck of Soviet-Era Submarine Wreck Leaking High Radiation

Ian Harvey

It’s the plot of many a science fiction movie or dystopian novel – radiation seeps out from one source or another; thousands get sick or…

75 Years After it Vanished, Divers Find USS Eagle 56

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USS Eagle 56

America lost an inestimable number of men, ships, and other equipment during World War II. Some were recovered, but of course thousands of men did…

Code Breaker Alan Turing to Feature on New £50 Banknote

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alan Turing

Alan Turing, one of the greatest mathematicians Great Britain has ever produced, is getting another “thank you” of sorts from the British government. It is…

Rare WWII Matilda Tank For Sale $211,000

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Matilda tank

Offered for sale from a private collection is this rare WWII tank. The Matilda A12 was the tank recognised with stemming the German advance at…

More Than 75 Years Later U.S. Repatriates WWII Fallen

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Battle of Tarawa

When servicemen poured into the United States at the end of WWII in 1945, parades were held, celebrations happened across the country, and families wept…

Have Treasure Hunters Found Hatch to Bunker Containing German Loot?

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Amber room

Adolf Hitler is once again making headlines – or, more accurately, the millions of pounds worth of treasure he may have left hidden in northeastern…

Swedish Seabed Finally give up Halifax Bomber Wreck

Ian Harvey

Halifax Bomber: Canadians and Swedes have a lot in common: a cold climate, a reputation for niceness, and an infinitely patient approach to getting things…

Saved at the tip! Century-old postcard from D H Lawrence

A postcard penned by celebrated English writer and poet D H Lawrence to a young woman in Nottinghamshire more than 100 years ago almost ended…

Gun Tower Anyone? Your’s For Just $90,000

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fort

Anyone in the market for an offbeat, one-of-a-kind home that will have friends and family talking for years should look no further than the former…

The End of an Era as Volkswagen Produces Final Beetle

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VW Beetle

The end of an era as the last Volkswagen Beetle was driven off of the production line in Puebla, Mexico. Originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche…

WW2 Germany’s Abandoned “Highway” For Stolen Gold

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Canfranc

Stories about the Third Reich continue to fascinate and make headlines long after the death of Hitler at the conclusion of the Second World War.…

Graf Spee’s 1/4 Ton Eagle Causing Controversy In South America – Again

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Graf spee

Graf Spee’s eagle is once again in the news, and once again their notorious legacy is causing controversy. The government of Uruguay has in its…