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‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere – Easy Company – Band of Brothers – Statue Dedicated

Recently, hundreds gathered in Philidelphia for the unveiling of the Wild Bill Guarnere statue, about 18 months after the death of the U.S. Army soldier and…

The Real World ‘Allo ‘Allo – British Airman Hides in French Café For Months After His Bomber Was Shot Down

The man’s name is Len Manning, and he tells an extraordinary story of how he lived in a French café in Bassevelle for three months,…

Hitler’s Mein Kampf to be Republished in January 2016

New copies of Hitler’s 1930s manifesto, Mein Kampf, are to go on sale in Germany for the first time since being banned 70 years ago.…

Thwarting the British Empire’s Sunset: The Battle of Kalunga, 1814

By Frank Jastrzembski 1814 was an important year in the British Empire. The Allied Sixth Coalition forces defeated the armies of Napoleon and forced him…

Filipino Troops Remembered for their Service During World War Two

The role of Filipino troops during World War Two is little remembered in the history of the war. Hundreds of thousands of Filipino soldiers joined…

Review: The Spitfire MK IX RSC Pilots Watch

Without a shadow of a doubt, this is one of the most beautiful watches I’ve seen in a long time. Of course, as a WWII…

Visiting the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington

Visiting the battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina is a real treat. For starters, it was one of the most highly decorated ships of…

Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home (Watch)

The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. We have collected…

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…