Candia – 21 Years Under Siege Before Finally Surrendering
During the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, the city of Candia, today Heraklion on Crete, was besieged for 21 long years. The siege of Candia, regarded as one…
2008: British Soldiers in Afganistan Discover British Rifles Lost In 1880 Maiwand Massacre
Imagine slogging through the Afghan sands and sun with your fellow military men and women. There are many hidden dangers to come across – and, surprisingly, weapons…
5 Things You Don’t Know: Pearl Harbor (Watch)
5 Things about the attack on Pearl Harbor that may be new to you, we start with two and the rest follows in the video.…
Israel to Replace Tank Being Returned by Russia
In 1982, Syrian forces seized a tank from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the First Lebanon War. The Magach tank, based on the US tank…
Last Crew Member of the HMAS Sydney Passes Away
Tom Fisher OAM, 95, has passed away in Perth, Australia. He was the last surviving crewman of the HMAS Sydney. He was a crewman on…
200 Attend World War II Veteran’s Funeral Who Had No Relatives
91-year-old Serina Vine died May 21st with no living relatives. She never married or had children. For a year of her life, she was homeless.…
War Movie Anthropoid About The Mission To Kill The Butcher Of Prague – Trailer (Watch)
One of the most infamous Nazis is being taken on by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan. A drama called Anthropoid is all set to be…
Courage and indomitable spirit of 21 Sikhs honoured each year
On the 12th of September every year, the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army remember 21 fallen comrades from the 36th Sikhs,…
Boeing B-29 “Fifi” Cockpit Checklist Run-through, Engine Start and Take-off! (Watch)
In this video, we see a truly magnificent plane, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, affectionately known as ‘FiFi.’ This Superfortress was built by the aircraft company…
Ten of the best fighters of WWII??
Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…
Battlefield 1 Almost Scrapped For Fears The Youth Does Not Know WWI Took Place
There was news last month that EA Studio head Patrick Soderlund received and initially rejected a pitch from DICE for Battlefield 1. The Cheif Financial…
Jane Fawcett, British Code Breaker Who Helped Sink the Bismark, Dies at Age 95
Jane Fawcett passed away on May 21st, 2016, at her home in Oxford, England. She was 95 years old. Fawcett was a young London society…