The Autobahn Airfields of The Cold War: Landing A10 Warthogs, Hercules’ and Fighters On A Highway!
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…
The Weird Multi-Tool Weapon That Soviet Cosmonauts Took Into Orbit
If someone told you that Soviet cosmonauts were going to space armed with something that looks like a sawn-off three-barreled shotgun, would you consider it…
Northern Irish Man Restores Cold War Nuclear Fallout Bunker
In rural Tartaraghan, just outside of Portadown in Northern Ireland, there is an unexpected sight; a yellow Reliant Robin van. The van is an identical…
Sergeant Reckless Received Posthumous Dickin Award for Bravery in Battle
Sergeant Reckless, a chestnut mare who served in the U.S. military 63 years ago during the Korean War, has been honoured with the PDSA’s Dickin…
The Commander Of The Lost Battalion From The Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Colonel Charles White Whittlesey earned his fame when he was a major in World War I with the American Expeditionary Force. He led a battalion…
A Peaceful Invasion – The Allied Occupation Of Iceland During World War Two
After Hitler seized Denmark and Norway in 1940, the British government became concerned about his next step, as the Nazi war machine demonstrated its might…
10 Facts About One of the most Notorious Figures of the 20th Century – Adolf Hitler
In 1907 a young man walked into the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. Under his arm, he carried a portfolio of some of…
22 Amazing Pictures – Aircraft Carriers Battling in the Pacific During WW2
The war in the Pacific was, for the first time, a war of Aircraft Carriers. They took over the leading role from the battleships which…
The Horror Of Auschwitz – Looking Closely, We Can Find Stories Which We Have Not Heard Before
Auschwitz today is synonymous with the Holocaust; it has become an overarching symbol of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World…
Building Armies in the Harsh World of Medieval England
Recruiting an army could be a difficult business in the Middle Ages. Most people’s lives consisted of farming small patches of land. When people didn’t…
D-Day Invasion Stripes In 35 Stunning Images
In World War II fighting could be confusing, as you might imagine. It might be difficult to decide if a plane, tank or ship was…
This Is What BBC Radio Would Have Broadcast In Case Of A Nuclear War
“This is the Wartime Broadcasting Service. This country has been attacked with nuclear weapons. Communications have been severely disrupted, and the number of casualties and…