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…
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…