How Search for Immortality Resulted in Gunpowder Discovery – By Mislav Barić
Most scholars will agree that gunpowder was invented in China[1], but it is fair to say that there are some who tend to point to…
Everglades National Park seeks volunteers for Cold War base reopening
Volunteers are being sought at the Everglades National Park Nike Hercules Missile Base in Florida, US to help tend and preserve the Cold War base.…
Waffen SS Tank Commander Michael Wittmanns Gravestone Stolen
The gravestone of a Nazi tank commander has been stolen from a war cemetery in France. SS commander Michael Wittmann was buried in the La…
British Airborne Forces Emblem Reinstated After Controversy
The famous emblem of Pegasus aloft on a blue background has for a long time been the defining symbol of the British Airborne Forces. The…
RAF North Witham / Station 479 – D-Day Paratrooper Departure Airfield
On the evening of the 5th June in 1944, Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft took off from the USAAF base in Witham, Lincolnshire. The planes carried…
Vietnam MIAs Accounted for and Returned to their Hometowns
It’s been 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War, but there are still over 1,500 men who served there whose bodies remain unaccounted…
Bridge of Spies
A new Steven Spielberg film always attracts a lot of attention, and his newest offering is no exception. Based on true events, the film deals…
Top 10 Movie Snipers
A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…
The Austrian Army’s Vampire Hunting Detachment – A Halloween Special
This is not a Halloween joke. The Austrian Army once had a special vampire-hunting detachment! Read on to discover the bizarre activities of this unit,…
The Best Military Memes Part 3
Part 3 of the the best Military Memes we could find on the internet! Safety First Spider hunt! Submarine fun Join the Army, they said…
THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE – Review by Mark Barnes
This book from our friends in Barnsley is from a series I don’t think I’ve had dealings with before. Regardless of this I thoroughly enjoyed reading…
Remains of a Lancaster Bomber crew found after nearly 70 years
69 years after a Lancaster Bomber crashed during WWII in Germany, remains of the five-member crew inside the wreckage of the plane have finally been…