WWII Spitfire Simulator Built By Couple in Barn
Few aircraft have achieved the iconic status enjoyed by the British Second World War Supermarine Spitfire, the aircraft which, alongside the Hawker Hurricane, took part…
Wargaming Conquers PlayStation 4
Wargaming today announced that World of Tanks on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system has surpassed 1 million registered users shortly after the global release on…
Irish Woman Receives Bletchley Park Medal For Her Help Breaking German Military Codes
A woman from Ireland will receive a medal for the work she did during World War Two as a translator and analyst at the code-breaking…
Controvesy Arises After Release Of “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”
On September 11, 2012, Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. This attack resulted in the death of the U.S. ambassador to…
Battle for the Western Empire – Emperor Constantine the Great
The Great Emperor Constantine’s victory at Milvian Bridge in AD 312 forever changed the path of Western civilization as we know it. by Ludwig Heinrich…
World War II-Era P-51 Mustang Makes Belly Landing at Dallas Airport
Bill Shepard, used all the formidable flying skills that he had to safely crash land a Mustang P51 WWII fighter plane on Wednesday 3rd February…
When A Pilot Flew His Jet Fighter THROUGH The Tower Bridge To Protest A Fly Past Cancellation
By: Elaine Fields Smith When RAF Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock took off in his Hawker Hunter on the 5th of April in 1968, he didn’t…
Torpedownia – Abandoned German Torpedo Testing Station Remains Off Poland’s Coastline (Pictures)
CC BY-SA 3.0, $2 Remnants of World War Two are ever present across Europe even though the war ended over 70 years ago. One of…
New ‘Dad’s Army’ movie prompts historians to correct history
A new film version of the British comedy show ‘Dad’s Army’ is due to be released in cinemas this February. Historians have looked back at…
The Self Propelled 155mm “Doorknocker” or “Bunker Buster” – You Will Not Believe The Holes This Could Punch!
Even though the M12 Gun Motor Carriage was primarily designed for indirect fire when assaulting heavy fortifications, the M12s were at times used in a direct-fire role too.…
Dr Sanjay Gupta Drill Bit Surgery To Save Marine Shot In The Head In Iraq
In 2003, the US invaded Iraq, allegedly because it had weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, author, neurosurgeon, and medical correspondent for CNN, was…
Sunwheels and Siegrunen & Totenkopf – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Two recent books from Helion highlight the enduring fascination with the history and personalities of the Waffen-SS. The forward writer for one of them identifies…