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Eyewitness Testimony of Atomic Attack Preserved In ‘Hiroshima Archive’

An interactive mapping project has recently been translated in order to combine first-hand testimony from the many witnesses. The goal is to comprehensively document the…

Top 5 Best Assault Rifles

An assault rifle has to meet a certain set of criteria. It must be select-fire and use an intermediate cartridge. In this video we explain…

Ron Jones – The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz

Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he…

Did Hitler Escape From Germany? – A Look At Conspiracy Theories

It is 1945, and the end of WWII is near. Adolf Hitler is in his bunker alongside his wife, Eva Braun, on April 30th, 1945.…

Sea King Helicopters Sold as Man Caves

Sea King helicopters retired by the UK Ministry of Defense are being sold to make unique sheds and ‘man caves.’ The Sea Kings were once…

Marine Visits Grave of Relative Who Died in D-Day Invasion

Marine Corps Corporal Joshua Bettis is an outbound clerk in the distribution management office at Headquarters and Service Battalion at Henderson Hall, Virginia. His interest…

94-year-old Veteran Receives Legion D’Honneur

Tony Kemmery, 94, of Broomground, Winsley, received the Legion D’Honneur medal from the French Ambassador recently. Kemmery was an Airborne Medic with the 6th Air-landing…

Manhattan Project App Allows Users to Tour Secret WWII Lab

When efforts were made during the Second World War to construct an atomic bomb, it was shrouded in total secrecy. However, today the story is…

Three World War II Veterans Receive Their High School Diplomas

Three World War II veterans, all best friends, graduated from high school on June 13th  – 71 years after being drafted to serve in the…

War On Drugs, Fighting the Flying Pirates of the Caribbean

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog you will find a series of amazing photos of Caribbean Drugs Runner aircraft that were left abandoned, crashed, seized or…

The Real Fury: Patton’s Disastrous Hammelburg Raid to Free His Son-in-Law

In February 1943, the U.S. Army had its first major engagement with the forces of Nazi Germany, ending  with their disastrous defeat at Kasserine Pass…

Pointe Du Hoc From Above! Where The Americans Captured The High Ground on D-Day (Watch)

Pointe du Hoc is on the coast of Normandy (Northern France) and overlooks the English Channel. The German army had control of this crucial area…