5 GI’s Took Cover For What Was To Become A Night From Hell
Only starlight and a sliver of a moon lit the way for the fragmented platoon of the 14th Armored Division “Liberators” Infantry. It was another…
Adolf Eichmann pardon plea letter released
A new letter released from Israeli archives has revealed that Adolf Eichmann, the notorious Nazi war criminal, begged to be pardoned just days before he…
Dunkirk Yacht Used By Churchill Up For Sale For €2m
A luxury yacht used in the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War Two is being put up for sale for €2 million. The yacht is…
Highlanders Without Kilts – Review by Mark Barnes
My dad did not like a lot of fiction and more or less directed me to read military history from a young age. I like…
Vast Collection of Never-Before-Seen Marine Corps Films to be Restored, Preserved and Shared Online
The Marine Corps is sending a vast collection of never-before-seen Marine Corps films to South Carolina specialists for restoration, preservation and to be shared online…
Ship That Saved Hundreds At Normandy In 1944, Still Proudly Sails!
The LST, Landing Ship Tank, is well remembered for delivering troops and equipment to shores in the Pacific Theater and the beaches of Normandy on…
Vistula-Oder Offensive: The Offensive That Brought The Soviets To 70km From Berlin
In the 2004 film Downfall, depicting the last few days in Adolf Hitler’s bunker under Berlin before the city finally fell to Soviet troops on…
Yes! Panzer Mk VI Tiger For Sale; €380,000!
Do you want to buy a Tiger? Or a replica, anyway. Here’s your chance! These gentlemen have made a replica and are selling it for…
Watch Atomic Annie, The Nuclear Artillery Cannon, Fire A Nuclear Shell
In the early 1950s, nuclear weapons development and nuclear testing was a key priority for the US and the Soviet Union. It was a race…
Pacifist WWII Veteran Fired from Remembrance Day Parade
George Evans, aged 92, of Wellington, Shropshire, has been part of the town’s Remembrance Day parade for the past twenty-five years. The veteran of the…
The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka: Terror With a Siren
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
Lease Cancelled Of Company That Failed To Turn Hitler’s Wolfs Lair Into A Tourist Attraction
The rich, if somewhat infamous, history of Hitlers bunker complex makes it a prime tourist attraction to this day and this little corner of Poland attracts…