Former SAS Andy McNab at The Tank Museum
On the 31st October The Tank Museum will welcome Andy McNab, former SAS soldier and best-selling author, as he makes the first stop on his…
75th Anniversary of the Tizard Mission – When British War Scientists Gave Tech Secrets To USA
The most famous events of the Second World War were not necessarily the most glorious. Dunkirk in 1940 represented a major setback for the Allies…
Japanese Pilot Returned to US Oregon Town He Bombed During WWII
Nobuo Fujita is one of the only World War Two enemies to have tried bombing raids directly over mainland America. Nobuo died in 1997 aged…
WWII-Era Canadian “Grizzly” Tank Sold for $155,000
A WWII-era Canadian “Grizzly” tank was recently sold through online auction for $155,000. The Canadian “Grizzly” tank is a slightly modified version of the Sherman M4…
8 Of The Worst Military Leaders In History
There are few figures more inspiring than a great commander. But few disasters are worse than putting the wrong man in charge. Publius Quintilius Varus…
5 Unbelievable True Stories About WWII That Should be Made into Movies
What most of us remember about World War II from history classes boils down to who fought who, the Holocaust, the Nazis and how almost…
World War 2 Operation Bagration In colour
In June of 1944, the Red Army carried out the Belorussian offensive that took place slightly over two weeks after the D-Day landings in…
Whiskey On The Rocks – When Sweden Woke Up To Find a Russian Submarine Stuck On a Rock
In October 1981, the Soviet submarine (NATO codename: Whiskey) S-363 accidentally hit an underwater rock about 10 kilometres from the main Swedish naval base at…
10 Most Chilling Nazi Super Weapons That Hitler Could Have Used To Win WWII
During WWII, the Nazi Germans were developing a wide range of superweapons that would turn the tide and ensure ultimate victory. Most of them never made…
Nazi Spy Gadgets Uncovered In World War Two letter
Part of Nazi Germany’s strategy to take Britain out of the war was to starve the nation by preventing supply and merchant ships to cross…
History of British Tanks by World of Tanks
British development The Landships Committee commissioned Lieutenant Walter Gordon Wilson of the Royal Naval Air Service and William Tritton of William Foster & Co. Ltd.…
WWII Bomb Shelter Before, Hi-Tech Urban Farm Now
The WWII bomb shelter still houses beds . . . for very different occupants. The WWII bomb shelter, located 33 meters below bustling central London,…