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JAGDPANTHER – Review by Mark Barnes

I haven’t been since the controversial modifications of the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth were completed, but friends tell me they have ripped the guts…

The Abandoned Bunkers and Fortresses of the Maginot Line

The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications built by the French Government in the 1930s. It ran along the border with Germany and was…

Did You Know They Landed Trains in Normandy Too?

A low number of LST (Landing Ship Tank) were modified to function as Train Ferries, the shallow draft of the LST allowed them to dock…

World War One poster collection goes to auction

A large poster collection of World War One government propaganda is to be sold by auction. The collection was started by a US Army officer…

Battle of Waterloo soldier causes controversy

Before World Wars One and Two when Germany pitted itself against the Allies, Germany had in fact been an ally of the British during the…

Look! 8 Overlooked WWII Movies That Are Really Good

Watching WWII movies has become a tradition during Memorial Days with classics like The Great Escape, The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan included in the group of the commonly…

The Canadians in Normandy – 19 Pictures You May Not Have Seen Before

René Corby, a Canadian soldier of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division at Capriquet on July 8th 1944 Canadian Provost Corps guarding prisoners that fought in…

Kursk – The German Pictures of the Biggest Tank Battle in History

The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union…

Cold war hospital bunker open for tours

Cold War relics dot European, Russian and American landscapes, but none more so than a German surviving hospital bunker that had been created to use…

Liverpool teenager turned 16 and survived Nazi U-Boat attack on same day

Nazi U-Boat

[Via] A Liverpool local teenager is the only known person to have had a 16th birthday aboard a supply ship that was bombed by a…

Chinese war veteran finds bullet in stomach after 70 years

Chinese war veteran

[Via] A Chinese war veteran has discovered that still has a bullet lodged in his stomach after 60 years. Duan Zhicai, who is now 94,…

GALLIPOLI – Review by Chris Buckham

Much of history is based upon perception and not necessarily upon reality; such is the case with the military forces of the Ottoman Empire. Viewed…