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…
‘A job to do’ – Army veteran discusses WWII service in North Africa and Italy
By Jeremy P. Amick When Forest Clark began working at the former Tweedie Footwear Corporation in Jefferson City, Mo., in December 1941, the United States’…
Tale of World War Two Pacific survival surfaces
The story of World War Two Pacific survival by a veteran who was presumed dead and lost at sea, but in fact survived, has been…
Sir Nicholas Winton, the “British Schindler” Who Saved 669 Children From Nazi Extermination
On the Fist of July, this year, a hero died at the age of 106 years. What made him a hero? His actions, his humbleness,…
Ten of the Worst Concentration Camps in WW2: A List of Famous Concentration Camps and the # of Dead
In 1933, the first Nazi concentration camp was built in Dachau, Germany to imprison dissidents. Heinrich Himmler took over in 1934 and start arresting “racially undesirable…
Most Famous Military Manhunts Of All Time
There have been many military manhunts in history, most directed at one leader or man who has caused destruction, chaos and devastation to people around…
The Legacy of Unrecognized Patriots – The Filmmakers who filmed the Atomic Explosions
With the release of previously classified footage from the early Cold War period, a new debate about the role and fate of ‘unrecognized patriots’ of…
VOICES FROM THE FRONT – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
I want to let Peter Hart tell you what his excellent new book is about: “This is an oral history of the British military involvement…
The Panda onboard Dambusters Raids is ‘Priceless’
The state of the War is such that those involved cling to every little thing that reminds them of the peaceful life ahead. In the…