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German actor Hardy Krüger fought for the SS in WWII

Hardy Krüger was born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany in 1928. Known for his acting, having appeared in films with Richard Attenborough, Richard Burton, Ryan O’neal…

Best of the Cold War Military Technology

During the Cold War, both the Soviet Union and the US were in a military race to out-do each other, and military technology developments during…

DON McCULLIN – The New Definitive Edition – Review by Mark Barnes

This is not a war book per se and it is certainly not a history book, so you might ask why is it being reviewed…

Argentinian Soldiers’ Ordeal during the Falklands War

The dynamics of the war and conflicts are such multi façade that one could not grasp the phenomenon in its entirety. A very less known…

French Farmland Still Contaminated By WW1 Shells

According to an Official French Press release, a large area of northern French farmland has been banned from selling any produce until some guarantees are…

27 of the Funniest and Weirdest Pictures Of WWII

War is a terrible thing but strange and funny pictures were taken during that period too. You will find no memes or modern stuff in…

Hitler Downfall parodies: 5 Of The Best!

Downfall (Der Untergang) is a 2004 German war film, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany in 1945. The movie…

The Images of German U-Boats are Revealing and Strange

The images are eerie and ghostly to put them mildly, depicting the cramped and hostile conditions of the First World War’s most deadly ‘killing machine’.…

The Legacy of Catalina and Lake Boga Base of ‘Black Cats’ During WW2

Catalina

[Via] The nature of the Second World War was such that every nation and empire involved in the conflict threw in everything everything to win the…

CIA Publishes Classified Documents Revealing New Insights Into The Six Day War

Six Day War

[Via] At the opening of the famous Six Day war between Israel and a number of Arab countries in June 1967, the initial announcement issued…

These 5 Songs Were About The Vietnam War, Did You Know That?

Over the years war stories have been told through movies, theater, books and even songs. The 1960s brought with it musicians who wanted to voice…

WWII Catalina aircraft wreckage confirmed

Official confirmation issued by the Royal Australian Air Force confirms that the wreckage discovered in the waters near Cairns belong to Number 11 Squadron’s Catalina…