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LOOK!!! Views down the sights of historical military firearms – very clever

Jack Beckett

A great project and work from the guys at www.candrsenal.com. They have spent a massive amount of time taking hi-res images of historic firearms. They…

5 Things You Don’t Know About: Mortars (Watch)

For hundreds of years, some form or another of mortar weapons have been used in warfare, but it was many, many years before Sir Wilfred…

Top Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Facts!

A single-engine American aircraft, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an all-metal single-seat ground attack aircraft and fighter that first took to the skies in 1938.…

Dive on the wreck of HMS Invincible (Watch)

HMS Invincible was built by Sir WG Armstrong, Whitworth & Company on Tyneside.  She was launched on the 13th of April 1907 and had an eventful…

Poland and Russia involved in a spat over the Volyn Massacre

Poland and the Ukraine have enjoyed amicable relations for many years, but one controversy that refuses to go away concerns one of the many horrific…

A Look at Vietnam War Movies

Hollywood always had trouble with the Vietnam War. The conflict divided the nation and had no easy story line for the screen. In 1968, John…

Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich – Official Trailer

American soldiers go behind enemy lines in the fall of 1944 to help protect potential post-nazi, pro-western elements of the German government. From the producers…

Amazing Rare German WWII Combat Footage In Color (Watch)

See this astonishing combat footage from WWII! Watch, as it begins with the German soldiers marching in their famous or, depending on your preference, infamous…

Chesma,1770 – The Humiliating Defeat of the Ottomans by the Russians

In the Summer of 1770, the Mediterranean sea would be the scene of an epic battle. It was 5th of July, and the Russian fleet…

Daleks set to invade the Tank Museum

The Daleks are back at The Tank Museum with a vengeance this year on 23 and 24 July, for the Attack of the Daleks weekend.…

5 Brave People who Escaped Auschwitz

The concentration camps that continue to haunt Europe are a stark reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. They serve to ensure we will never…

This P-51 Mustang Restoration Wasn’t Complete Without Operational .50cal Machine Guns (Watch)

Check out this video of the restored P-51 Mustang Twilight Tear – testing the fully operational .50 caliber machine guns! The aircraft is owned by Ron…