“The Battle That Saved The Civilization” – Szigetvár, 1566
The end of summer in the 16th century for Hungary was marked by one of the bloodiest sieges of their history. The Habsburg Monarchy suffered a…
What if USA had won the Vietnam War? (Watch)
The Vietnam War is remembered in popular culture as a catastrophic failure by the USA to prevent the creation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.…
Crossing the Rhine – In Pictures!
On March 24th 1945, near Xanten in Germany, the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe. The attack consisted of…
The Lockheed U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird – Top Secret Spy Planes
The Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ are two planes about which there is not a lot known. Here we will learn some facts about them.…
Rare Goliath tracked mine the latest addition to the Wheatcroft Collection
There is good news from Donington where a rare Goliath tracked mine has gone on display. The Goliath, used by German forces in World War…
Archeologists Have Uncovered the Fortified Athenian Port that Sent Ships to Salamis
The Persian invasion of Greece yielded a plethora of amazing stories, from the stand at Thermopylae to the improbable victory at Salamis. The struggle would…
Bomber Command Veterans Asked To Put Their Lucky Mascots On Display
The International Bomber Command Center has asked veterans of Bomber Command to pull out the lucky mascots they took with them on missions to display…
Veterans Can’t Get Benefits Due to 1973 National Personnel Records Center Fire
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) on the outskirts of St. Louis caught fire on July 12th, 1973. No one knows what began the blaze,…
Man Attempting to Restore World War II Dakota for D-Day Anniversary
A weathered DC-3 airplane with a colorful history sits in a hangar at the Fremont Airport. Built in 1943, the plane was part of the…
Strange! Object 279 The Soviet Heavy Tank Designed To Survive A Nuclear Explosion
It was at the Cold War Era’s height in 1959 when the Soviet Union constructed Object 279, which was an experimental heavy tank that could…
Top 10 Tank Scenes – Not Only in War Movies! (Watch)
This video shows the top ten tank scenes in movies – and they’re not all War movies as you may expect. The only criteria needed…
Mosquito: The Best Warbird of WWII – in Color!
Undoubtedly the best aircraft of its time. Many will, of course, argue the point, and that’s understandable, we all have our favourites, but the De Havilland…