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There’s Lots of History to Experience When Visiting Gettysburg

Some of the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg spent time at Carlisle Barracks, which would later become the US Army War College founded by President…

New Navy Destroyer Named After Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient

In a ceremony led by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a new Navy destroyer was named after Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a Marine Medal of…

Dig For Nazi Gold Train To Begin on August 16th!

A team of around 35 diggers will start excavating the embankment between Wroclaw and Walbrzych in Poland’s southwest. “There will be a live stream,” a spokeswoman for…

Meet The Band of Brothers Actors In Bastogne, Belgium, In December 2016

Band of Brothers Actors to Visit Bastogne, Belgium in December of 2016 for the First Time to Recognize the Anniversary of the Battle of the…

40 Before and After Pictures from the WW2 Atlantic Wall Museum

The Wall The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defence and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast…

Pokemon Go Players Clash With Veterans in Minnesota Memorial Park

Pokemon Go has become a worldwide sensation in barely a month of existence. This has not been without its share of issues, as a video…

“We Were Soldiers” Hal Moore Talks About The Battle For Ia Drang

Lt. General Hal Moore talks about the Battle of Ia Drang at the 2008 American Veterans Center’s conference. It was November 14, 1965, in the…

In Silence, Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit to Auschwitz

Pope Francis visited Auschwitz-Birkenau in July. The pilgrimage was made mostly in silence, but his decision to visit speaks louder than words. “I would like…

“Silent Landscape” – Review by Mark Barnes

I have loved photography nearly all my life. I have been good at it on occasions and have made a life of having it surround…

The Special Unit Dirlewanger – The Most Vicious Nazi War Criminals

The notorious 36th Waffen Grenadier Divison of the SS earned its horrible reputation mostly on the Eastern Front where they freely conducted numerous war crimes…

10 Chilling Facts About The MAD Doctrine – Mutually Assured Destruction

As a doctrine of national security and military strategy, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) involves the full-scale usage of weapons of mass destruction by at least two opposing…

MATILDA DIARIES Part 6 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank

Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum YouTube channel that will…