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

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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

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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…

Justin LeHew: US Marine Corps Hero of the Battle of Nasiriyah

US Marines standing around a damaged Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) + Military portrait of Justin LeHew

One wrong turn can be all it takes to turn a regular soldier into a hero. The US Army’s 507th Maintenance Company took that wrong…

James Ashworth: The Victoria Cross Recipient Who Gave His Life to Take Out An Enemy Sniper

Grenadier Guardsmen aiming their weapons + Military portrait of James Ashworth

Not all war stories have a happy ending – in fact, one might make the case that most don’t. This is especially true when you…

Bryan Budd Charged Into a Cornfield to Attack Enemy Insurgents – He Was Killed By Friendly Fire

Member of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment kneeling in the sand

The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest military honor and one of the most esteemed recognitions for gallantry in combat. However many recipients are…

WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story

A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…

English Country Estate with WWII past on the Market for £10m

Coombe Park is a 125-acre country home that was once inhabited by an aristocratic family who bred racehorses. It has been sitting, untouched, for thirty…