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Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge – Official Trailer – It looks good!

Hacksaw Ridge is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who, during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, saved 75…

TON-UP LANCS – A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed 100 Sorties – Review by Mark Barnes

I will put it straight out there and say I don’t hold with any notions of guilt or contrition for the British bombing offensive against…

Finding Unexploded Bombs in Germany

The neighborhood of Rummelsburg, which sits about a mile from where the Berlin Wall once ran through Berlin, was evacuated this week when construction workers…

U.S. Air Force Seeks A-10 Warthog Replacement

Lieutenant General Mike Holmes, the U.S. deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, says that the Air Force is looking at the future…

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.…