75th Commemorative Jeep built at Toledo
On the 15th July 1941, the US government awarded Willys-Overland a contract to supply 18,000 Willys MB’s to the military. This little Go-anywhere, do-anything vehicle…
He Survived 25 Missions As A B-17 Tail Gunner, Then Voluteered For More!
John Andre (née Andrejansky), from a family of 14 children, grew up on a dairy farm in Stonersville in Berks County, Pennsylvania. As a young…
Bosnian Pokémon Go Players Warned to Avoid Minefields
Pokémon Go players in Bosnia have been warned to avoid areas with landmines left over from the war in the 90s. Posavina bez Mina is…
3 Key Victories Of The Ancient World
Looking back into ancient times and warfare, we chose three victories, which are of fundamental significance. The outcome of these victories was decisive for the…
‘Allied-Axis: S35 Somua in French and German Service’ – Review by Mark Barnes
Good news from Oxford where Casemate UK are distributing books created by Ampersand in Florida. It is really good to be able to catch up…
Affleck-Damon Team Up for Battle of Bunker Hill Movie
We will be expecting a new historical epic coming in the not so distant future from Warner Bros. with Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Matt…
Mike Durant (Black Hawk Down) – Not an Ordinary Man
On first meeting Michael J. Durant, you would find him a pleasant, ordinary, American, family man. He enjoys playing ice hockey and is also dynamic…
Little golden soldier stolen from Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park
The little golden soldier, proudly standing on his plinth and holding aloft a blood red poppy, has been stolen from the entrance to Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park.…
Austria Moves to Seize Hitler’s Birth Home
The Interior Minister of Austria has announced a bill that will allow the government to seize ownership of the house that Adolf Hitler was born…
The Plot to Destroy Black Tom Island At the WWI Visit of the U-Boat “Deutschland”
100 years ago this month, the U-Boat Deutschland, a German submarine, visited Baltimore on an alleged business venture. It spent a couple of weeks in…
Fromelles and Poziers, two battles sombrely celebrated by the Australians
This month marks the 100th Anniversary of two of the bloodiest battles fought by ANZAC troops in WW1. These battles, Fromelles, 19th to 20th July…
22 Remarkable and Rare Photos of the Siege of Leningrad!
The Leningrad Blockade is known as one of the deadliest, most prolonged and lengthy sieges in history. Although sieges were an extremely common method of…