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Heavy Tank Destroyer Ferdinand Facts & Images

When Ferdinand Porsche offered his designs for the Tiger II tank in 1939, it was deemed too unconventional. It was also considered too demanding to…

Kampfgruppe Peiper & the 1st SS Leibstandarte Division (Watch)

Great Tank footage here, also some film of Peiper, his Blowtorch Battalion and the Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division. Many men, soldiers, and supporters of…

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD – Review by Mark Barnes

This spectacular book is an absolute ‘must have’ for all fans of the SR-71 Blackbird or, indeed, the world of supersonic flight.  A veteran pilot…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

The Story of African American Troops in WWII Britain

Around 100,000 African American troops were stationed in Britain during the Second World War. The treatment they received from their white comrades in arms was…

Russian Army Deserter Found Living in Forest for 10 Years

A soldier in the Russian Army who deserted ten years ago has been found in the forests outside of Petropavlovsk, where he has been living…

The Doolittle raid remembered

Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier based aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at…

Crazy French Count Blew Up German Factory With Baguettes Filled With Explosives

In 1938, 15-year-old Count Robert Jean-Marie de La Rochefoucauld went to pay Hitler a visit in Bavaria. The German Chancellor gave Rochefoucauld a friendly pat…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!

B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…

The Ghost Army: How An Army Of Artists Helped Win World War II

Everyone loves a good secret, more than a dash of intrigue, and stories of unlikely heroes – like the story of a band of artists,…

Watch: HMS Barham Explodes and Sinks (1941)

Constructed for the Royal Navy around 1910, the Queen Elizabeth battleship HMS Barham was often used as the flagship in battle. Having participated in World…

German Submarine Used By Escaping Nazi’s Washes up on the Coast of Argentina

Something incredible has washed up on the coast of Argentina.  Researchers believe it to be the remnants of a World War II German submarine or…