The Viking Sieges of Paris
Ragnar Lothbrok, the notorious Viking, is still a historical mystery veiled in myths, or even believed to be a collective personage for several different Viking…
The Incredible Role of the International Red Cross and The Red Crescent Movements during WWII
The role of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during the Second World War remains largely unknown to the wider public, but the…
Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall
In the 8th century, a fractured collection of European kingdoms came under increasing pressure from the powerful united Caliphates of the rapidly developing Islamic world.…
WW1 German Submarine To Be Protected By Britain
A project to investigate the locations of eleven known submarine losses that occurred in the territorial waters around the British Isles during WWI is currently…
The New USAF F-35A Is About to Be Declared Ready for Combat
As early as Monday, the US Air Force could declare the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat ready. This would mean that the F-35 can,…
Long After WW2, A Veteran Returns an Important Family Heirloom
It was April 1 in 1945 – just a month before the end of World War II – when Private First Class Harold Lowell and…
Wreckage of a Mustang and a Mustard Gas Mine – World War Two Relics Unearthed
The construction of the Northern Distributor Road at Norwich has thrown up a couple of archaeological finds from the First and the Second World Wars.…
10 Things You’ll Never Learn About WWII in History Class
Everyone learns about World War II from their high school history classes. It’s inevitable. Hitler’s tyranny, the Holocaust, the attack on Pearl Harbor; these events…
Big Ivan: The World’s Biggest Bomb Ever Detonated – Tsar Bomba
The Soviet-made Big Ivan, more commonly known as the Tsar Bomba, holds the record for the biggest bomb in history and here’s why. Big Ivan…
5 Quick Facts About Japan’s Deadly WW2 Kamikaze Pilots!
A major turning point in the Second World War was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Not only did December 7th, 1941 see the death…
Shocking Footage Of Nukes Being Tested On Marines (Watch)
The most terrible weapon ever created is, of course, the nuclear bomb. During the Second World War, both the Allies and Nazi Germany were working…
92-Year Old Ernie Albus is Running to Raise Money for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Last Saturday, flanked by six other runners, Ernie Albus jogged down Highway 84 east of Nahunta. He is running from San Diego to St. Simons…