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Military Artifacts Stolen from Public Displays End Up on the Black Market

It was outside of the Veterans Memorial Hall in Richmond California during the early morning of May 1st. Thieves were on the run after stealing…

This Is How American Soldiers Were Prepared For Life In Britain (Watch)

In order to overcome cultural differences, the United States War Department, and Signal Corps produced a series of documentaries that compared the US citizens and…

BMW’s Dark History In WWII

Although it has been 70 years since WWII ended, the memories are raw for many. Some people and – in this case – some companies…

Awesome! Red Army War Sleds With Airplane Engines & Guns!

The Winter War of 1939, between Finland and the Soviet Union, convinced the Soviets to develop more effective tactics in the so-called “General Winter” conditions.…

Seen these before? Beautiful Original WWII Color Images of Warbirds

We found some amazing color photographs of aircraft in World War II. They were all taken in 1942 and recently released by the Library of…

Video: A C-5 Galaxy Air Launches An ICBM. What!?

The ICBM, or Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, is a nuclear weapon designed to destroy entire cities. Fortunately, they have never before been used in war. They…

Top 10 Long Range Sniper Kills

A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…

Italian Paper Gives Away Copies of Mein Kampf – Shocks Italy

Il Giornale, a right-wing Italian tabloid, is giving away free copies of Mein Kampf, causing shock and condemnation in Italy. The anti-Semitic manifesto was written…

Pope Francis to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp In July

Pope Francis will visit Poland in July and make a stop at Auschwitz-Birkenau on the 29th. The visit is occurring during the Pope’s trip to…

Man Finds World War II Love Letters in Shed

Derrick Heckman found a box of papers in the back of a shed. “I found this box,” Heckman said. “I saw these letters with this unique…

David Thatcher – Doolittle Raider Veteran Dies

Retired Staff Sergeant David Jonathan Thatcher died Wednesday at the age of 94 from a stroke he suffered on Sunday. Thatcher was one of the…

How To Assemble & Launch A V-2 Rocket (Watch)

The V-2 rockets were the first ever successful long-range guided ballistic missiles. In a lack of effective long-range strategic bombers, the Nazis turned to constructing…