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Navajo World War Two Code Talker Dies Aged 92

A Navajo World War Two code talker has died at the age of 92. Ernest Yazhe would use his native language of Navajo as a code…

Top 10 Most Dangerous Weapons Ever Created

Let us take a look at ten of the world’s most dangerous and deadly weapons that have been created by mankind. It will not surprise…

Battalion 1944 – Finally A New WWII First Person Shooter In The Making & You Can Help!

Battalion 1944 recaptures the core of classic multiplayer shooters and propels WW2 into the next generation. Battalion 1944 utilizes the most advanced industry technology to…

Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine

Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…

Amazing Tank Factories Of WWII

During World Wars One and Two tank manufacturing was big business. The British first referred to tanks as ‘landships’ and the government set up a…

London: Thousands Evacuated after Unexploded WWII Ordnance Unearthed Near Victoria Station

Thousands were ejected from rail and tube stations to be evacuated from London Victoria station after what was believed to be an unexploded WWII bomb…

David Stoliar – Lone survivor of Jewish Refugee Ship Sunk By A Soviet Torpedo During WWII

David Stoliar was the only surviving person when a Jewish refugee ship, the Struma, was sunk during World War Two. As Jews fled Europe in…

Vietnam War dead set to be identified using latest DNA-testing technology

More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, the country is going to all lengths to recover and identify the war dead…

WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force

The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…

After 30 Years, Emotional Scars From Vietnam Find Unexpected Healing

A small group of young men waited to board a C-130, which was to take them to the next assignment-another American base carved out of…

Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) Absorbed 9 US Torpedoes & Over 400 US 5-inch Rounds In Failed Scuttle Attempt Before Being Sunk By Japanese Torpedoes

A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…

Didn’t Know It Could Do That: U-2 Landing and Taking Off From A Carrier!

The U-2 spy plane, Dragon Lady, is notoriously difficult to land because it has a tendency to hover over the runway and is very susceptible…