President Obama to Visit Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima during a trip to Japan and Vietnam this month. He will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit…
The WW2 Spy Who Accepted the Surrender of an Entire German Army
Frederick Mayer was a man described by some as fearless. He was a German Jew whose family emigrated from their home on the Western edge…
What You Need To Know About The British Mark IV Tank (Watch)
Introduced in 1917 during the First World War, the British Mark IV tank benefited from significant developments made on its predecessor the Mark I. The…
Reindeer Battalion of WWII Braver than Soviets, Tougher than Tanks
The Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive in 1944, which led to the expulsion of German forces from the northerly regions of Norway, would have been severely hampered had…
The Legendary Paratrooper: The Amazing Story of Ted Bachenheimer
Theodore Herman Bachenheimer earned many titles in his life. They weren’t always the titles of rank or hierarchical authority, but rather the ones given to him…
The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War
The Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting these two Middle Eastern countries. They are huge…
Firing the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)
One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…
The Ultimate Man Cave: HMS Illustrious Up for Sale!
The British Ministry of Defence has decommissioned an aircraft carrier and put it up for sale. The Invincible-class HMS Illustrious is currently moored in Portsmouth…
Mortally Wounded Carrier USS Hornet Refused To Die In Failed Scuttle Attempts, Finally Sunk By Japanese (Watch)
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…
See The Frozen Hell From Which The C-47 Crew Escaped – Yukon Crash Site Revisited Vol 2
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will see some unique photos of the crashed USAF C-47, that went down over the Yukon in February 1950. …
Honour in Battle – The WW2 Spitfire Pilot Spared by Enemy Fighters
John Hamilton Nicholls was a Spitfire pilot in World War II. He destroyed or damaged 10 enemy aircraft during the war and was awarded the…
Stolperstien – Artist commemorates Holocaust victims in fast-growing Street Project
Stolpersteine, literally stumbling stones, are an ongoing project which started on the streets of Germany. They are small, square brass plaques, about the size of…