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WW2 Germany’s Abandoned “Highway” For Stolen Gold

Ian Harvey
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

Ian Harvey
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…

DUKW – Want to Own a Piece of History?

Ian Harvey
DUKW

For those eagle eyed military buffs, you would have spotted a WWII DUKW hiding under this exterior body. This vehicle was purchased with a view…

Dame Vera Lynn: Forces Sweet Heart Still smiling at 102

Ian Harvey
Dame Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn: A lot of British and American stars made a point of heading overseas to entertain the troops during the Second World War,…

Unexploded WW2 Bombs Beneath The Ruins of Pompeii

Ian Harvey
pompeii

Pompeii was an important part of the Roman Empire, a key city that was struck by molten lava when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.,…

PBY Wreck Found in Irish lake

Ian Harvey
wreck

PBY Catalina: Most of the important relics and artifacts from World War II have long since been refurbished, restored and placed in history museums to…

Hand-Sized Drone Latest In Warfare Technology

Ian Harvey
Drone

Drone: Countries around the globe are ceaseless pursuers of the latest and greatest warfare technologies. It was once a case of “bigger is better” —…

WW2 Bomb Suddenly Explodes in German Field Leaving Giant Crater

Ian Harvey
Bomb crater

WW2 Bomb: Germany still suffers echoes of its dark Nazi past 80 years ago, when Adolf Hitler led the country to war and created a…

Marshall Islands: Dome Covering Nuclear Waste Starting to Crack

Ian Harvey
Dome

Marshall Islands – Science fiction writers have made countless plot lines out of an earth destroyed by mankind’s greed and lack of foresight. Many books,…

Weald Foundation Brings its 45 Ton Tank Killer to Tankfest 2019

Jack Beckett
Tankfest

Weald Foundation is pleased to announce they will be attending Tankfest 2019 with their Jagpanther. The event takes place at the Tank Museum in Bovington,…

Supreme Court rules War Memorial Can Stand – It Was To Be Pulled Down

Ian Harvey
War memorial

Supreme Court: Religious symbols, or anything remotely resembling religious symbols, are under fire these days, viewed by secular societies as an impingement on those who…

Why You Should Visit TANKFEST on Friday 28th June

Ian Harvey
jagdpanther

Friday at TANKFEST is your chance to see The Tank Museum’s guest stars first, before anyone else! You can see the Panther running alongside its…