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10 Things You’ll Never Learn About WWII in History Class

Everyone learns about World War II from their high school history classes. It’s inevitable. Hitler’s tyranny, the Holocaust, the attack on Pearl Harbor; these events…

Spectacular Drone Footage of Moscow Plane Museum Covered In Snow

Thanks to footage from a drone we have an amazing bird’s eye look at one of the aviation museums in Russia. Earlier in February the…

The Real Monuments Men – Rescuing Priceless Artworks During And After WWII

The recent recovery of three priceless paintings, stolen from the villa of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma in Camaiore by the Nazi’s in 1944, made a…

10 Recently Identified RAF Airmen Remembered in Berlin Service

The remains of 10 previously unidentified RAF airmen were recently identified and a re-dedication service held for them at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Berlin…

The WWII Seaman Who Survived Two Ship Sinkings

Walter “Irby” West, Jr., didn’t expect to be abandoning his ship in the Pacific during World War II just 10 months after surviving a sinking…

Did You Know? The Belgian Legion of the French Army

The “Belgian Legion” was a loose term defining the service of Belgian troops in the French Army. The involvement of Belgians in the French military…

Top Facts about the .50 Caliber Machine Gun

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The quest for automatic weaponry has been around since the invention of the gun itself and war engineers have always tried their best to design…

From Jockey to Tunnel Rat – Viet Nam Vet Tells His Story

Standing only five foot tall in a line of thirty other young men, Kennith Ritchie waited for what everyone knew what was to come –…

Black Hawk Down – Powerful Footage of America’s Battle in Somalia

When Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” came out in 2001 it had all the features that make a great movie. As well as drama, tension…

Going At Mach 3+, The Amazing SR-71 Blackbird (Watch)

The United States Airforce developed an aircraft in the 1960s that was capable of flight more than three times faster than the sound coming from…

The WWII Pilot Who Flew His P-51 Through the Arches of Eiffel Tower

Since our childhood, stories of fighter pilots being awesome have always been the subject of our fantasies. But even the most valiant fighter pilots of…

WANT TO RIDE A TIGER? WIN A RIDE IN TIGER 131 AT TANKFEST 25-26 JUNE!

The Tank Museum are offering people the chance to ride in Tiger 131 at this year’s Tankfest event, 25-26 June. The Tiger 131, a formidable…