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The B-17 Has Turned 80, Here Are 20 Facts About The Flying Fortress

Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – A Biographical Directory of The Few – Review by Mark Barnes

No complaints from me but the Battle of Britain commemoration seemed to be quite an extended affair with flypasts and all manner of stuff going…

War time journalist who broke news that World War Two had begun turns 104

The story of Clare Hollingworth, a war time journalist who discovered the Nazi invasion of Poland that started World War Two, has been uncovered. Clare…

Bletchley Park veteran remembers top secret assignment

Dulcie Klusmann who is now 92 years old and lives in Bozeman in Montana has told her story of working for the British intelligence services…

Alabama World War Two Veteran Treated To Free Lunch Every Day

An Alabama World War Two veteran is being treated to his daily lunch by thankful and appreciative locals in North Alabama. Mr Gilbert who is…

Soldiers Stuck In Mud (Watch)

These Soldiers from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery do not have the best day of their lives, coming in nice and cool on their assault landing boat they…

10 Interesting Facts About Douglas MacArthur That You Might Not Know

Douglas MacArthur, born on 26 January 1880 was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of…

“Looks Who’s Back” Hitler Receives Warm Welcome in Middle Class Germany

Even though Hitler is one of the most hated leaders of all time there is still a contingent of society who seem to revere the…

WWII Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank

The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the most feared tank by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that made this…

Shock and Awe Photos of the US Battleships Firing the Big Guns

BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…

YANKS AND LIMEYS – Review by Mark Barnes

However serious a student of World War II you are and whether you live in Boston, Massachusetts or Boston, Lincolnshire, the story of the Anglo-American…

600 years since Battle of Agincourt

This year is the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. An exhibition in Paris is due to open a new exhibition commemorating the battle…