The M2 Carbine (1945)
When originally designed, the M1 carbine was intended to have only selective-fire capabilities. When actual production on the gun began, the decision was made to…
86 Remains Used for Nazi Human Experiments Discovered In Strasbourg Labratory
86 remains of Holocaust Jews used in Nazi human experiments were discovered in a forensic medicine institute in Strasbourg in eastern France recently. These 86 remains were…
The German Paris Gun – Super Gun Of WWI
The Paris Gun was a type of German long-range siege gun, several of which were used to bombard Paris during World War I. They were…
Allerberger and Hetzenauer, German Snipers Racked Up Over 600 Kills
Jozef Allerberger was born in the vicinity of Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, on 26 December 1924 (although in his memoirs he states he was born in September),…
WW II B-17 Survival Story – Virtually cut in half by a mid air collision with a German Fighter it got the crew home!
On February 1, 1943, there was a collision in mid-air between a B-17 bomber and a German fighter plane over the Tunis dock area in…
Footballer of Loos – Story Of An Audacious Action By A British Rifleman in WW1
The age-old notion of shell shock or as it is euphemistically called the battle fatigue has always been most misunderstood phenomenon of modern warfare. Soldiers…
Re-enactment of New Zealand World War One Volunteers’ Famous Rimutaka Hill Marches
At the end of September, a group of enthusiasts in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand re-enacted the locally famous three-day Rimutaka Hill route march,…
‘Most memorable times’ – Local veteran discusses World War II service in Women’s Army Corps
By Jeremy P. Ämick While World War II continued to unfold during the early 1940s, a young woman from the state of California believed there…
US Air Force veteran who loved the B-26 “Widowmaker”
Henry Jennings was a World War Two aerial engineer with the US Air Force. A resident of Lubbock, Texas, Henry remains a staunch aviation enthusiast…
The Heavy Tank T26E3 Pershing – 1945
As the Second World War was coming to its end, the technologies on the battlefields of Europe were becoming more and more complex. The tank…
President John F Kennedy’s DC-3 Gift To Mobutu Found Back In Congo, SOS For The Scrapper
Chaotic Start of the Congo State. Until 1960, the Congo was under Belgian Colonial rule. On June 30 of that year, a huge new Central African…
The 12 Best Civil War Movies
150 years after its end, the Civil War remains one of the most important events in American history. It has been depicted countless times in…