“Cheap” Purple Heart to be Returned to Owner’s Family [Sold for $4.99 at Goodwill]
A Purple Heart, sold for $4.99, will soon be reunited with the family of the man it was awarded to. Shopping isn’t a big errand…
After More Than Half a Century, World War II Drydock to find a new Home
The Richland drydock, in use in the Pacific since World War II, was moved to the Philippines from Naval Base Guam in January. The 467-ton…
Amazing Photos Of The Fuhrerbunker in Berlin – Have You Seen Them All?
We will be taking a look at the bunkers used by Adolf Hitler and his entourage in Berlin. There were two bunkers connected to each…
Royal Marine Threw Himself on a Grenade, Walked Away with a Bloody Nose and the George Cross
He shouldn’t have lived. And in fact, if you were to ask him, he would tell you that at the time he thought for sure…
Tank Museum Secures Funding To Overhaul Iconic Matilda II Tank
The Tank Museum has been successful in securing nearly £20,000 worth of funding from the Art’s Council’s PRISM fund to support the overhaul of its…
I Survived A Firing Squad
Can you imagine what it must be like to be marched out to face a firing squad, say goodbye to your closest friend who is…
Decorated WWII veteran and intelligence officer Bob Horsley dies, age 94
A WWII airman who flew on the bombing raid on Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest has died, aged 94. Robert Milham Horsley grew up in York and…
OPERATION NIMROD – The Iranian Embassy Siege – Review by Mark Barnes
In the first week of May 1980 the Special Air Service was propelled into the limelight when men from the regiment ended the Iranian Embassy…
Report reveals the CIA attempted to assassinate Castro using a scuba-diving suit
The U.S. National Security Archive has published information that the CIA tried to assassinate Fidel Castro using a diving suit contaminated with Madura foot fungus…
How Holy Geese Saved the Republic During The First Sack of Rome (390 BCE)
Rome is often viewed in a few set periods. The Fledgling founding by Romulus, the Punic Wars, the Civil wars and Empire, and finally the…
Review: The Spitfire MK IX RSC Pilots Watch
Without a shadow of a doubt, this is one of the most beautiful watches I’ve seen in a long time. Of course, as a WWII…
Crossing the Rhine – In Pictures!
On March 24th 1945, near Xanten in Germany, the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe. The attack consisted of…