TILL THE BOYS COME HOME – Review by Mark Barnes
I like postcards but have resolved not to collect them because the thing would become a monster in no time. My ex-wife was convinced I…
The M10 Tank Destroyer in WWII in 18 Pictures!
The M10 tank destroyer was a World War II United States tank destroyer which was based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank, it…
WATCH: Panzerjäger Tiger Elefant Sd. Kfz. 184 Tank Destroyer
When Ferdinand Porsche offered his designs for the Tiger II tank in 1939, it was deemed too unconventional. It was also considered too demanding to…
World War Two ducks find home in Wisconsin
World War Two DUKWs or Ducks are still being used in the US state of Wisconsin to ferry tourists across the Wisconsin River. The boats are known…
Propeller from a German U-boat is returned to its Homeland
One of the most feared weapon of the World Wars, German U-boats gained reputation for stealth and deadliness especially in the First World War. In…
Napoleon’s planned route to London
Martello Tower at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is commemorated, the people of Essex in the south east of…
Last Cold War Vulcan Bomber retires
[Via] The UK’s last Cold War Vulcan bomber is to be grounded after this summer. During the Cold War from the 1950s to the 1970s…
Ghosts of the Gooney Bird Volume 3 – By Hans Wiesman
In my previous Blogs Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, I showed pictures of crashed , lost and derelict Douglas C-47’s/ DC-3’s/ Dakotas. Most of them…
German spies in Ireland during World War Two
75 years ago German spies landed at Dingle Peninsula in southern Ireland. France had just fallen under Nazi occupation and the first massive air bombing…
World War One’s Reckless Rex given home town memorial
[Via] A World War One Royal Air Force pilot known as Reckless Rex is being honoured in his hometown of Exmouth in Devon, in the…
How Germany remembers through war movies: The Bridge (1959)
World Wars One and Two have been epitomized and preserved on the big screen through hundreds of war movies. Many of the movies are incarnations…
One German who defied Hitler
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…