King of the Tunnels : Great Escape Veteran Dies Aged 101
The penalty for getting caught trying to escape, according to the Geneva Convention, was ten days in solitary confinement. The reality was death. Jack Lyon…
Classified: The New Boeing High-Tech Autonomous Fighter
The BATS plane is primarily intended, in its wingman role, to protect against electronic attacks With every passing year, items of technology once confined to…
Rare WW2 Japanese Tank To Run At Tankfest 2019
A Type 95 Ha-Go tank, used by Japan during the Second World War, will be running in the arena at TANKFEST 2019. Only two operational…
The Accountant Of Auschwitz : The True Story Of The Third Reich
He didn’t dream of being a soldier or a flying ace and was happy with his desk job. Oskar Gröning was 94 years old when…
A Sherman Firefly For The First Time at Tankfest 2019, Tickets Selling Fast
For the first time ever a WW2 Sherman Firefly will be running at TANKFEST 2019 This particular Sherman Firefly comes from the Bastogne Barracks in…
The Quest for Invincibility: US Army New Lightweight Armor and Helmets
McQueen was in Afghanistan in September 2018 when two gunmen fired at him and his comrades from around 20 feet away. With the latest revelation…
King Edward & Führer’s Princess
To overcome the problem of her Jewish ancestry, she was now considered an honorary Aryan. Andrew Morton is a biographer of the British royal family.…
The Exploits Of A WWII Paratrooper: An Independent British War Film
War History Online continues its exclusive access behind the scenes of the World War II independent drama series Paratrooper, which is beginning its life as…
Operation Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial Site Dedicated
The US deployed its MIM-104C Patriot Missile system for the first time in active combat. A new memorial in honor of those who lost their…
Tanks Inspire Next Generation of Engineers
Around 2,000 schoolchildren from across Dorset invaded the Tank Museum for a ‘Big Bang’ science and engineering event. Organised by the county council, the day…
Declassified: Pope Opens WWII Files to Academics
The church has withstood a lot of criticism because it did not take a public stand against Nazi Germany and its treatment. The Catholic church…
Nazi Bunker Discovered Yards From Berlin Holocaust Memorial
There were nearly 200 bunkers built during the war for the protection of German citizens and government staff. Construction work was halted recently at a…