Sussex Coast: Vintage Shell Found, Blown Up in a Controlled Explosion
Another WW II shell was found off Sussex coast Monday, March 22. It was set off by the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Team who responded to…
MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 – Review by Mark Barnes
Caraktère Presse et Éditions are based in sunny Aix-en-Provence in France. They produce a number of vibrant looking magazines filled with superb archive imagery and…
Project Faces of Margraten Connects Faces to American War Graves In The Netherlands
Dutch families by the thousands have tended the graves of American servicemen who were killed in World War II. For them, it is a gesture…
Georgian Uprising and Subsequent Massacre on Texel – Western Europe’s Last Battle Of WWII
This was not the actual last battle in Europe, although I believe it is the last one in Western Europe. However, this story is a fascinating…
April 3, 1942 – When Japan Launched The Final Attack Against Bataan Peninsula
April 3, 1942 – The day when Japanese troops staged its final attack against the Allied forces camped in Bataan, the peninsula which guarded Manila…
New Real-life War on Terror Docu-series “Live to Tell” to Air on History Channel
A new documentary series called Live to Tell has been authorized to go into production by the History Channel. It will give real-life, first person…
The Devil of Rabaul: Japanese Ace With 88 Kills Who Died in the Passenger Seat
“In the ocean of the military, reflective of all distinguished pilots, an honored Buddhist person.” So translates the name awarded to Japanese pilot Hiroyoshi Nishizawa…
The US Navy Destroyer That Sank A Japanese Sub With The Aid of Potatoes
In 1943, a US Navy destroyer engaged a Japanese submarine during the Solomon Islands Campaign. What should have been a skirmish between equals turned out…
Skydiving From A B-17 Not Something You See Every Day (Watch)
A group of ten skydivers had the experience of their lifetime when they were given an opportunity to jump from the bomb bay doors of…
“Come and fight a Gurkha!” he yelled, lost his right hand throwing back a grenade then “single handedly” defended his post for 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31
Never mess with a Gurkha. Not everyone knows this, but then again, many people don’t know what a Gurkha/Gorkha is. Gurkhas were a branch of…
To The German Commander: Nuts – The Siege of Bastogne
The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…
Animated Exhibit Highlights Cooperation between British and American Air Forces during World War II
The Imperial War Museum in England has created an animation that illustrates the Allied bombing campaign that helped to win World War II. The map…