How To Build The M3 Grant Tank (1942)
This clip from 1942 shows the production of the medium Tank M3 “Grant” in the Chrysler Tank Arsenal, Detroit. The Medium Tank M3 was an…
MUST READ: Murmansk – The Cruiser That Never Gave Up
The Murmansk was a Soviet light cruiser project no. 68-bis. It was part of the Soviet (and later, the Russian) Navy’s Northern Fleet. Construction began…
3 Wars That Paved the Way for World War I
The First World War was devastating in its scope and utterly unlike what national leaders expected. As such, it was seen by many as an…
Amazing story: WWII ghost B-17 completed its mission, then landed – no one was on board
A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…
Lyudmila Pavlichenko The Most Succesful Female Sniper Ever With 309 Kills
When the most countries of the world avoid putting women in the front line for some reasons during the World War II, the Soviet Union…
USAAF pilot defected, flew his P-38 to Milan & joined the SS
During WWII, an American pilot defected to Nazi Germany. Despite this, he was allowed to reenlist in the US military. Martin James Monti was born…
David and Goliath of World War Two – The Shortest Soldier Captured The Biggest!
The World War Two story of David and Goliath – an Allied 5ft 3in soldier who captured Germany’s tallest soldier at 7ft 6in has been…
It’s Alive in the World of Tanks Blitz Halloween Special
A unique set of Personal Missions let players earn the fearsome Tankenstein World of Tanks Blitz has a spooky surprise in store for tankers beginning…
WWII Spitfire Dig In Cambridgeshire Peat Bog Continues
The dig to retrieve the remains of a World War Two Spitfire has continued after it was halted earlier because human remains were discovered. The…
US Army Vietnam War recruiter recalls his role as ‘Death Angel’
Harry Spiller was a Vietnam War recruiter for the US Army and he has now talked for the first time about his experiences after becoming…
Behind Enemy Lines; the March of the 10,000 Greek Hoplites
After defeating Xerxes’ mighty invasion in 479 BCE the Greeks enjoyed a fearsome reputation as powerful warriors, able to defeat armies many times their size.…
Dear IRS, Currently I Am Sitting On A Log in Bastogne, Belgium: COME AND GET ME!
During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S Patton’s Fourth Armored Division broke through the German lines to relieve the pressure on eighteen thousand…