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Funny WWII Commercial: Shave Like a Man!

In 2013, a shaving brand that was born in 1919 joined the parade of products trying to define what it means to be a real man…

World War II Bombers – Destruction from Above

It was during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911 when the first bomb was dropped from an aircraft, and ever since then the concept of wreaking…

Dunkirk Teaser Trailer Released!

The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s World War II story, Dunkirk, has been released! The movie, starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Fionn Whitehead, tells…

The Castaway’s War To Be Turned Into An Action Movie

Gold Circle has acquired the rights to turn “The Castaway’s War: One Man’s Battle Against Imperial Japan,” written by Stephen Harding into a movie. The…

Facebook post for WWII Veteran goes viral

Ben Lopez, a self-proclaimed Facebook nut, posted a status update after chatting to Ted Fullerton in the pub that Ben manages. Ted had popped into…

Cool Under Pressure – Heroic WWI Nurse Faced Continual Bombings While Tending The Wounded

Bombs were falling on Queen Alexandra’s Hospital, but Matron Helena Kate Repton forced herself to remain calm. She continued assisting surgeons performing operations, tending to…

The Gun: US Airforce Reveals Everything About The Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II

Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. In the early 1970s, the A-10…

56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day

The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…

Great send-off for WWII veteran

Stewart Cooney was born in Dundee, in 1921 and after leaving the school, he trained as a jute weaver before war broke out. He, along…

The Battle of Crete Was The Reason Hitler Abandoned Parachute Assaults For Good

Crete might be an idyllic tourist island now, but during a 12-day period in May 1941 a mixed force of British, Australian, New Zealand and…

Treasure Hunters Found Some WWII Tubes In A Forest, They Contained The Most Amazing Things!

Hunting for hidden treasure has long been a romantic and adventurous activity in our history. The Gold Rush spurred a huge migration across the US,…

Awesome Video – The Making Of The Epic Vietnam War Movie “We Were Soldiers”

In 2002 a film called We were Soldiers was released. The film depicts The Battle of Ia Drang, which was part of the Vietnam War…