Communist Spy Kit Put on Display in Albania
Well-groomed and ramrod-straight, he had a great head of healthy, white hair. He easily could have been marked as a retired head teacher or postmaster.…
Fort Worth City Council Stops Plan To Bring Back a B-58 Hustler
Lack of cash and the ability of the Fort Worth Air Museum to repay a loan of $250,000 has stopped a project to transport a…
MILESTONES OF FLIGHT & THE BIG BOOK OF X-BOMBERS AND X-FIGHTERS – Review by Mark Barnes
I am a big fan of the illustrated books from Zenith Press. The company places a heavy emphasis on modern American history and presents it…
These 44 Pictures Of The German Side Show What The Allies Were Up Against On D-Day
In June 1944, the Western-Allies had a tough test to pass. They had to breach the formidable Atlantic Wall, defended by the mighty German army.…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: Object 416 – By World of Tanks
The Soviet Object 416 medium tank was developed at the Construction Bureau of Factory No. 75, starting in the fall of 1949. The blueprint was…
FUSAG: Patton’s D-Day Army That Didn’t Exist
An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…
D-Day – 15 Stunning Photos & Footage of Allied Airborne Forces
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings Today is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. On this day, more than half a century ago,…
Stunning! They Flew A Drone Over The Eerie Remains Of The Temporary Harbor At Arromanches
In June 1944 The Allies invaded Normandy with the intention of liberating France and marching into Germany itself. The Normandy landing was an enormous undertaking…
Ham & Jam – The Daring Glider Operation To Take Pegasus Bridge
On the night before D-Day, as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, 181 men of the Glider Infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division…
C-47 Dakota and C-130 Fly In Formation Over Normandy – D-Day 70th Anniversary
An original Normandy C-47 flew over the same beaches and villages it passed 70 years ago, with the help of the 37th Airlift Squadron’s C-130.…
Polish Agency Looking to Remove Soviet-era Monuments
An agency in Poland is trying to have Soviet monuments removed from the streets and installed in “educational parks”. The agency claims that the monuments…
A 90 Year Old Decorated War Veteran Returns to D-day Beaches For The First Time
John Mcilroy Shanks is a war hero who bravely fought in World War II over seven decades ago. He has made a moving pilgrimage to…