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Last WWI tank casualty identified – Eric Robinson

The Tank Museum

The last member of the Tank Corps to be killed in the First World War has been identified – and he died just days before…

WW2 & Vietnam: Father & Son to be Interred Together

Jeremy Lyons

A very poignant internment ceremony will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on December 4, 2018, when father and son will be interred together. 1st…

From a Florida Swamp to the Netherlands – The Final Destination of a Douglas DC-3/ Dakota

Hans Wiesman

Autumn 2018, The final flight of a Douglas DC-3/ Dakota from the Florida Swamps to Madurodam, the insider’s story  On the 23rd of Oct. 2018,…

Cool Stuff We Use Everyday That Came From the Military

David Baker

War and innovation go hand in hand. Some of our greatest leaps forward have come at times of the most urgent necessity. Most of the…

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Will Get “Decisively Lethal” Replacement

Ian Harvey

What does the future of combat look like on the ground? For the US Army, there is nothing that the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross…

National WWI Museum and Memorial Commemorates the Centennial of the World War I Armistice with Special Events

Press Releases

Firing on the First World War’s Western Front ended on Nov. 11, 1918. This year marks 100 years since the stillness fell across the battlefields…

Conqueror’s Blade Launches Siege Tests

Press Releases

Medieval Warlord MMO Catapults into First Testing Phases Global publisher My.com and developer Booming Games are excited to reveal the next step for their medieval…

Norway Apologizes to “German Girls” Who Were Mistreated in WWII

David Baker

The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, issued an official apology from the Norwegian government to women who were mistreated because they had relationships with…

Trouble Continues for F35 Fighter Plane as Entire US Fleet Grounded

Jeremy Lyons

A Pentagon spokesman confirmed on October 11, 2018, that the US armed forces have temporarily grounded their entire fleet of F-35 fighter planes following a…

The HMS Prince of Wales Extraordinary Bespoke Modular Build Aircraft Carrier

Ian Harvey

The British are close to commissioning a second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. The HMS Prince of Wales, the seventh Royal Navy ship to carry the…

Search Continues for Warships Lost for 500 Years

On August 10, 1512, French and English fleets clashed off the coast of Brittany. It was a battle that destroyed the most powerful ships on…

The Rise and Fall of the Anglo Saxons: A Short History

Sunday, October 14th marked the 952nd anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. It proved not only decisive in the Norman invasion of England, but a…