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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…

Top Quality Police Work Leads to Return of an Amazing Piece of History

Detective Kirk Hill, of Duluth, Minnesota, was certainly not looking for a challenging and complicated case, but this particular report was too enticing to pass…

Excitement! Book review by Mark Barnes

Excitment! Book review by Mark Barnes.

This book is the latest in a spate of self-published books that have been coming my way from the United States. However, this one stands…

B-17E Bomber Rescued from Papua New Guinea Swamp, Now On Display in Hawaii

A B-17E bomber that crashed during World War Two has been moved to in Hawaii and is now on display. The USA joined the war after…

The Idiot’s Loop – Dropping A Nuke Upside Down Was A Real US Airforce Tactic! (Watch)

The US Air Force tactic known as ‘toss bombing’ or the ‘over-the-shoulder maneuver,’ is accomplished by flying towards the target at lower altitude, pulling up…

VC: Pilot Aaron, Hit In The Face & Slowly Bleeding To Death Helped His Crew Fly The Plane Home

Enlisting in the army is far from an easy decision, especially if your country is at war. The choice can be truly life-changing, and those…

Watch The Tank Museum Tiger 131 In Battle As You’ve Never Seen It Before!

There is one thing you can count on during the Tank Museum’s annual Tank Fast and that’s the appearance of the Tiger 131. It will…

Seriously! 30 Of The Best Sherman Tank Action Pictures We Could Find On the Internet

The most numerous tank used by the U.S. and the Allies during World War II was the M4 Sherman. The British named the tank after the…

Auschwitz Guard Apologizes in Court

A former SS sergeant admitted in court that he had served as an Auschwitz death camp guard. At the age of 94, he stood in…