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Vietnam POW For Seven Years, Fred Cherry, Dies At 87

Fred Vann Cherry was born on the 24th March 1928 in Suffolk. At this time the Jim Crow laws were in effect and racial segregation…

When Iran Air Flight 655 Was Shot Down By A US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser

In 1988, a US warship shot down an Iranian commercial plane, killing all onboard. The American captain and his crew were hailed as heroes, Scotland…

Top 5 Overly Complicated Guns

Some guns are famed for their elegant simplicity, but some are notorious for their complexity. In this video, we take a look at five firearms…

The ‘Shark’ the world LARGEST submarine & you guessed it, it is Russian!

The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Russian Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes confused with other submarines, as Akula…

Britains WWII Heavy Assault Tank You’ve Never Heard Of!

The British designed a tank especially for use in World War 2, the Heavy Assault Tank aka Assault Gun aka the Tortoise. However, this tank…

World War Two Plane Crash Remains are Finally Being Returned

After World War II was over in 1945, three men were making a routine supply run to Malaysia’s western coast.  Suddenly the C-47 Dakota completely…

Tanked Up – Celebrating 5 Years World Of Tanks – At The Tank Museum

Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes and James Barnes enjoy another Wargaming roadshow. Thankfully, one of them had some idea what was going on and took notes. It will…

The Messenger Dog Who Saved Countless Lives At The Battle of Verdun

A courageous World War I war dog was widely hailed a hero, after battling bravely through no man’s land to deliver a life-saving message to…

Outrage As Ashby School Auctiones Off WWI Veteran’s Victoria Cross to Raise Funds

Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bent served his country heroically in World War I, but sadly was killed in the line of duty. His Victoria Cross was…

U.S Soldier Waits 70 Years to see His World War II Girlfriend

Norwood Thomas waited  a full seven decades to be reunited with his World War II girlfriend, Joyce Morris, in Australia, just days before Valentine’s Day.…

Cold War Secret of the Military Manned Space Laboratory Revealed

Recent American government documents have been released that discuss the details of a secret Cold War project called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). This project…

Inside The T-54/T-55 – World of Tanks

T-55 In Parolan Panssarimuseo – The Armour Museum in Finland – Pansarmusem We are here to take a close look at a very significant machine…