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WWI Re-enactors Banned from Taking Antique Rifles to France

Members of the Great War Society, a WWI re-enactment group which represents the Accrington Pals, has come under scrutiny for anti-terror laws after attempting to…

An Exhibition of Belarusians in the Polish Army in 1935-1945 Sheds New Light on History

On July 7th, an exhibition titled Belarusians in the Polish Army 1939-1945 from Igor Melnikov’s Private Collection was opened at the National History Museum of…

WWII Veteran gets his dog tags back that he lost 73 years earlier in Italy!

Jury Galli concentrated hard on the beeps from his metal detector. He was sweeping the beach near his home in Pisa, Italy when suddenly the…

Former Tuskegee Airman Passes Away at Age 94

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. flew with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. He recently passed away at the age of 94. He broke…

The Research Squad – ‘Tiger’ – Review by Mark Barnes

I have seen quite a few general histories of tanks and naturally they have been a hit and miss affair.  But there are some gems,…

The Research Squad – ‘Tiger’ – Review by Mark Barnes

I have seen quite a few general histories of tanks and naturally they have been a hit and miss affair.  But there are some gems,…

Watch: This Is What Carpet Bombing Looks Like From The Bomb Bay

In this video a US B-52 Stratofortress jet bomber is carpet bombing an uninhabited island used as target with 45 M117s bombs during an exercise.…

Amazing Drone Footage Of Abandoned WWII & Soviet Airbase! (Watch)

Take a look at this great drone footage of the Sperenberg Airfield. The military complex, constructed originally for the Prussian Army, was adapted for rocket…

Rare Soviet T-34 Tank Recovered from River Bed

The last remaining Soviet T-34-76 tank produced at the Stalingrad Tractor Factory was recovered from the Don River in southern Russia. The recovery operation was…

World War I German Sub Destroyed After Discovery Of Unexploded Torpedo

100 years after it sank in World War I, the German U-boat UC-32 was destroyed off the coast of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. A…

Bob Cowper, WWII Pilot, Racehorse Trainer and Family Man Remembered

In 2007, ‘Chasing Shadows’, the biography of Bob Cowper, was published detailing the exploits of one of Australia’s most decorated WWII pilots.  Bob Cowper was…

Unclaimed Remains of Veterans Interred in Ceremony

A funeral service was held at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, for thirty veterans whose remains were never claimed after wars stretching back…