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The Tangier Archive – Review By Mark Barnes

I have worked at the same photographic archive for nearly three decades and even after all this time there is an awful lot of material…

Japanese ‘Zero’ Fighter Plane Flies Over Japan

A World War Two Japanese ‘Zero’ fighter plane again took to the skies over Japan this week. It was a test flight after a massive…

Youtube Series Uses Video Games to Teach Military History

A few avid fans may remember the short-lived series’ Time Commanders and Decisive Battles over a decade ago that used the video game Rome: Total…

Inside the Tanks : The Muckleburgh Collection – By World Of Tanks

We are back with a new batch of videos for the Inside the Tanks series! In order to bring you interesting new content we have…

When Finns & Snow Killed the Soviets – 8 Things You Need To Know About The Winter War

As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one which it though would easily…

Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans

A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…

After Decades, a Pilot is Reunited With His Helmet Abandoned After Being Shot Down In Vietnam

James Randall was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 as he was leading a routine mission to destroy a bridge in a border town…

Hitler’s Forgotten War on Black Germans

Nazi propaganda photo depicts friendship between an “Aryan” and a black woman. The caption states: “The result! A loss of racial pride.” Germany, prewar. —…

The Beginning of the Spy Alliance between the U.S. and Britain

A single clandestine meeting three-quarters of a century ago ultimately led to the allying of British and U.S. spy agencies – an alliance that persists…

Last Member Of Bedford Boys, Has Died

Alan Huddleston, 96, was a proud infantryman and a Southern gentleman who went to join his comrades in that great barracks in the sky on…

World’s Last BTD-1 Destroyer Finds a New Museum Home

Of the 28 BTD-1 Destroyer warplanes that were manufactured during World War II, there is exactly one left in existence. And it’s not in terrific…

Leaving No Man Behind, Bennie Adkins Missed the Evacuation Helicopter and Helped a Team Evade Capture in the Jungles of Vietnam for Over 48 Hours

To be perfectly honest, one can’t be sure how to write a headline for the Medal of Honor actions displayed by Command Sergeant Major Bennie…