96th Bomb Group Veteran Dies At Battle of Britain Bunker During his “Final Mission”
Melvin Rector has always regretted not returning to England, where he had served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. This year the…
Belfast Metalworkers Create Replica Guns From World War I
Part of United Kingdom history has been recreated by Belfast metalworkers. They have successfully manufactured replica guns for the only surviving ship that actively fought…
AFTER YORKTOWN: THE FINAL STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE – Review by Nate Sullivan
The Battle of Yorktown is often grossly misrepresented in American textbooks. The narrative goes something like this: Cornwallis surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown and…
Legendary Warriors – The Maori “I will kill you and I will eat you”
The Maori, originally Polynesians, who settled in New Zealand around the time between 11th and 13th century, are known for their distinctive warrior’s culture. Still…
9 Ways the Victorian British Army Made Life Better for its Soldiers
Soldiers were seldom treated with great respect by the Victorian British establishment. Despite the prestige given to great acts of heroism and important leaders, the…
US Marine Corps Prepares Cold War Caves In Case of Crisis With Russia
Cold war-era caves in central Norway are being developed by the U.S. military in order to strengthen NATO’s defences near the-Russia border. Washington has ordered the deployment of…
Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew
Ileen Lois was the name given to a B-17 bomber which was recovered in 2013, 69 years after it crashed in Lake Bolsena, the biggest volcanic…
Adolf Hitler in World War 1 – Awarded For Bravery Twice (Watch)
If we want to get into the mind of the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, the man who brought untold horror and misery to the world, we…
Bagpiper Millin: Some Germans who claimed to have seen him didn’t shoot because they believed he was crazy!
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
The Day That Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel Sank The Soviet Battleship Marat
The 20-year-old Silesian pastor’s son, Ulrich Rudel, began his pilot training for the German Luftwaffe in 1936. Rudel volunteered for the new dive-bombing Stuka formations…
WWI-era Graffiti Found in French Tunnels
British and Australian soldiers stationed in France would occasionally be allowed to leave the front lines in order to visit local attractions. There is evidence…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 4 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. June 4th 1940 – Operation Dynamo comes to an end.…