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Transport For London trying to bring back to life a ‘Ghost Metro Station’

Ghost Metro Station

[Via] One of the most famous tourist destination in London is surely a ride on world’s oldest and iconic underground train system. In the historic…

MY ESCAPE FROM DONINGTON HALL – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges

‘Boys own stuff. ‘A tag often applied as a sort of apology for a book that may be lacking in historical accuracy yet tells one…

WATCH: ISU-152 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer

During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…

Captured German Armour and Equipment dump in Normandy

This massive dump of captured or destroyed German equipment lies near Isigny-sur-Mer on the crossroads of the D196 and the D203 in the direction of Lison, east…

10 U.S Memorial Day Facts you might not know

The Memorial Day in United States commemorates all those men and women who lost their lives while protecting the nation. Following are some important facts…

Victims of German U-Boat attacks remembered

German U-Boat

[Via] During World War One a German U-Boat infamously attacked and sunk the British Lusitania in 1915 and the Leinster in 1918. The Leinster was…

The Attitude towards Combat Medics during WWII

There was not a single, unanimously agreed upon code of conduct towards the medics who tend the wounded in the combat zones during WWII. The…

Dc-3, Icon of Victory. Part 2, D-Day+6, Top Brass flies into Normandy’s Advanced Landing Ground

On D-Day+6, 12 June 1944, the Allied forces have settled on the Normandy Beach heads, with artificial Sea Ports and Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG’s). See…

23 Amazing Images of the The Afrika Korps – DAK

The German Afrika Korps was the expeditionary force that was sent to North-Africa during World War II. It was first created as a holding force…

A Bridge Too Far – Quotes and Trivia From This Amazing Movie

A Bridge Too Far is based on the book with the same title, which was written in 1974 by the author Cornelius Ryan. The movie…

New documentary re-enacts Vietnam War

Vietnam War

[Via] A new documentary is re-enacting the US Army’s battles during the Vietnam War. The 1960s period documentary will feature people from the local Vietnamese…

Grace Fields – The Martyr Steamer of the Dunkirk

The role of the people and crew from the Isle of Wight in the Operation Dynamo famously known as the Dunkirk evacuation is undoubtedly worth…