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Bullet Discovered By Archaeologists Changes Views On Lawrence Of Arabia

Ian Harvey

Researchers have new evidence corroborating TE Lawrence’s account of his activities in the Arab revolt 100 years ago. Archaeologists have spent the last ten years…

Terrifying Story From Pearl Harbor: Three Sailors Trapped In The USS West Virginia For 16 Days

In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbor during World War Two, stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships. Some…

Sergeant York – Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed In WWI – Battle Scene

Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…

Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Sail Through Huge Waves During Massive Storm

Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However,…

1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire didn’t end with the 476 depositions of the Western Emperor Romulus or the Fall of Rome. It continued with solid momentum in…

The Military Innovations Of One Of The Most Terrifying European Conquerors, Napoleon Bonaparte

The success of Napoleon Bonaparte stands as a testament to his extraordinary talent as a general. For twenty years, his armies dominated the battlefields of…

Honor Flight Takes Veterans to See WW2 Memorial in Washington DC

The Greater Peoria Honor Flight is preparing to take twenty WWII veterans to see the WWII memorial in Washington, D.C. One of them, Bob Shaver,…

A Feast for Second World War Collectors

Ian Harvey

Price records were broken last week with the D-Day auction of all contents of the Normandy Tank Museum. The auction by Artcurial of Paris was…

Watch 92 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim Martin Run “Currahee!” – Amazing!

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin – An original “Toccoa Man” of Col. Sink’s 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division in WWII runs “Currahee Mountain” in Surrey,…

A Huge WW2 Naval Battle in the Pacific – But None Of The Ships Could See Each Other!

From the 4th to 8th of May 1942, the Japanese and American fleets in the Pacific made history. For the first time ever, a naval…

Fast Facts: America’s Newest Stealth Bomber

Ian Harvey

Aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman in winning the competition for a new strategic bomber, the B-21, has set to work on design and engineering for the…

American Marine Who Survived Dreadful Injuries in The Korean War

Reading a work of fiction about combat experience in war can leave the reader feeling uncomfortable and disconcerted. Reading an actual account of wartime from…