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Vietnam War CIA agents turned to Sears catalogue for payment

During the Vietnam War stories have emerged of Central Investigation Agency (CIA) operatives offering American goods in return for information. Jon Wiant was one of…

“Size 36” The First Public Movie With Details Of The B-36 “PEACEMAKER” Nuclear Bomber

Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda produced by the U.S. Signal Corp highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the U.S.…

A Summer of Syncronized Airshows over England

In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain,  Eighteen World War II fighter planes took to the skies over the United Kingdom…

Remembering the Battle of Jutland

Very rarely one witnesses the event like the one that is planned by the British and German Naval authorities to be held next year. Warships…

A Cold War Game of Hide And Seek

For Cold war veteran Robert Dewey, the military was more than a job – it was a family tradition. Like so many other veterans of his…

Escaping Soviet Jets During Cold War – the story of Neptune’s Recon Mission

Call it a miracle, sheer luck or the present mindedness of the pilot, June, 22 1955 marks a very significant day in the US Air…

War Mystery Solved – P-38 Lightning & Remains recovered

The Solomons continue to throw up mysteries from the turbulent years of WWII. One mystery solved recently has been with the rediscovery of a P-38…

3000 Napoleon’s Soldiers Discovered in Mass Grave Lithuania

Remains belonging to Napoleon’s soldiers who fought for French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, have been uncovered in Lithuania. The remains are part of a mass grave…

7 Weapons That Transformed the Face of War

Every new weapon changes the nature of battle in some way. Certain weapons have come to define war, and to transform the way it is…

WWI Out Of The Trenches And Into Perspective: The Great War YouTube Project

By Paul K. DiCostanzo Managing Editor – The Good News Review Between the years 1918 and 1939, humanity only knew the First World War as…

Cher Ami – The Wounded Pigeon That Saved 198 Men Of The Lost Battalion

During the Battle of the Argonne, in October 1918, ‘Cher Ami’, a female homing pigeon, which means “dear friend” in French, helped save the Lost…

HAWKER HURRICANE SURVIVORS – Review by Mark Barnes

We haven’t taken a stroll down Grub Street for a while. I confess I have been using another book they sent me as reference material…