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Lone Pine Memorial Service To Go Ahead

Lone Pine was one of the most famous battles  of the Gallipoli Campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand troops. The battle was named for…

WASP Elizabeth Strohfus Dies Age 96

Elizabeth Strohfus, a pilot who flew military planes across the country during WWII, died on March 6, 2016, at the age of 96. The recipient of…

Reporting The Second World War – Review by Mark Barnes

This is a book after my own heart. I left it sitting on the shelf for a bit too long as I waded through other…

George Kennedy – War Hero and Movie Star Died Age 91

Tall, muscular and fair-haired, George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born into a show business family on the 18th February 1925 in New York. He died at…

German U-Boats Surfaced Off Nags Head, And Watched Americans Partying On The Beaches.

One of the oddest things about World War II is the history that we have all forgotten. Perhaps forgotten is the wrong way to think…

Watch: Lockheed AC-130U Gunship Live Firing!

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…

Watch This Eurofighter Typhoon And Spitfire Fly Together, From The Ground & From Tyfoon Cockpit!

See Britain’s Fighters – The Typhoon And The Spitfire Flying Together – Watch From The Ground And From The Typhoon’s Cockpit! Remember the aircraft that…

Top 10 Things To See When Visiting The D-Day Beaches In Normandy

Normandy’s WW2 and D-Day museums are filled with a wealth of artefacts and information about the events of 1944. Some museums such as the American…

Coventry and Stalingrad, the first cities to be ‘twinned’: How it began, and how long it may continue

During WWII, Coventry (England) and Stalingrad (Soviet Union) joined together to become the world’s first twinned cities. The union between the two cities was a…

Virtual battles and real prizes in Wargaming’s eSports event of the year

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Grand Finals 2016 First Details Revealed Wargaming is excited to reveal further details about the upcoming and action-packed Grand Finals 2016. The crowning event in…

Last surviving Dambuster Pilot Calls For Medal Not Clasp In Recognition Of Bomber Command veterans

The last surviving British Dambuster bomber pilot is furious with Prime Minister David Cameron for failing to appropriately recognize Bomber Command veterans and their contribution to victory…

Inspirational Materials to Teach Students About the Tuskegee Airmen Delivered to 178 Classrooms in Honor of Black History Month

Dallas – March 14, 2016 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, is proud to announce that…