Martin Mars WWII Water Bomber To Be Brought Back For Fire Service
[Via] A World War Two era Martin Mars water bomber airplane that was put out of service in Canada is said to be being brought…
Operation Market Garden – September 24th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Oosterbeek In a final attempt to reinforce the perimeter and secure a crossing…
Secret World War Two Diaries Of Soviet Ambassador In Britain Uncovered
The personal diary of the Soviet Ambassador to Britain during World War Two has been uncovered. Ivan Maisky was the Soviet Union’s Ambassador to the…
New Cold War Thriller Bridge of Spies Tells Story Of Lawyer Who Has to Negotiate The Release Of A Shot Down U-2 Spyplane Pilot
Bridge of Spies is a new Hollywood movie set during the Cold War and features actor Tom Hanks. The film’s trailer has recently been released and…
Greatest Mysteries of WWII – Nazi Germany’s Top Secret Weapons
Towards the end of World War II, Nazi scientists and engineers were working on a number of destructive and innovative devices. The Germans were losing…
When Kruschev and Kennedy Brought the World To The Brink Of Destruction – The Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the US and the USSR nearly came to blows over Cuba, potentially starting WWIII and plunging the world into a nuclear winter.…
‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere – Easy Company – Band of Brothers – Statue Dedicated
Recently, hundreds gathered in Philidelphia for the unveiling of the Wild Bill Guarnere statue, about 18 months after the death of the U.S. Army soldier and…
Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home (Watch)
The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. We have collected…
Sealed World War Two Atlantikwall Bunker Discovered In France
A World War Two German bunker has been discovered in the Gironde region of France after being closed and hidden for more than 70 years. The…
The Wirraway Story – Australia’s First Warplane
As war loomed in Europe with the growing menace of Nazi Germany there was also an awareness of a Nationalist Japan intent on expanding its…
World War Two Veteran Receives Act of Kindness When A Stranger Pays His Groceries To Thank Him
A World War Two veteran had his groceries paid for him pay a grateful stranger. Eight nine year old Fred Mayhew from Hampden, Maine said…
Did You Know The Nazi’s Needed Almost 1 Million Soldiers To Fight Partisans in Yugoslavia? – By Edin Hardauš
The National Liberation War in Yugoslavia lasted from July 1941 until May 15th 1945. During this period, the Axis forces engaged a massive number of soldiers…