When SS Troops Massacred Over 600 French Villagers in Oradour-sur-Glane
On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped the multiple charges of murder and accessory to murder against an 88-year-old man named Werner…
37 Images Of The Massive German Flak Towers, Armed To The Teeth And Could Shelter Thousands
Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of 3 huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These…
How a Brilliant Wartime Mathematician and Code Breaker was Driven to Suicide
How very sad it is when the prejudices of a society result in the promulgation of harsh laws within a system of justice which results…
U.K.’s Largest Ever Hoard of Illegal Weapons Leads to Jail Time for Dealer
In 2014, police found 463 illegal firearms in the home of James Arnold, a crane operator and parish councilman who lived in the village of…
Remains of U.S. Servicemen Returned Home from India
U.S. military members held a ceremony April 13 to pay final respects to what they believe are the remains of a U.S. airman or airmen…
The Lasting Effects of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The exact death toll of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not known. Reports say the total combined death toll of the…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch Matilda II Part 4 – By World of Tanks
The last part of a four-part tour of the Infantry Tank Mk II, Matilda II. The Infantry Tank Mark II, best known as the Matilda,…
8 Military Disasters Brought About by Excessive Conservatism
Recklessness can be a bad thing in a commander, getting the people beneath them killed by an excess of innovation and risk taking. But so…
WWI Canary Babies Were Borne Yellow Because Their Mothers Worked As Munitionettes
The last surviving ‘Canary Babies’ have told their story of how their skin was a tinge of yellow after their mothers worked in explosives factories…
The Supermarine Spitfire: From WWII’s Greatest Battles All the Way to the Silver Screen
All of the greatest man-made inventions have stood the test of time. They remain living testaments to the evolutionary process and creative innovation of some…
Fantastic WWII Pictures of the B-24 Witchcraft Throughout Her Career
The B-24 Liberator was, together with the B-17, the workhorse of the United States Army Airforces who used it in every theater of operations. It…