Battle of Verdun Remembered Nearly 100 years After It Started
During World War One, the Battle of Verdun took more than 300,000 lives over 300 days. The area in the French forest where the battle…
Twin brothers separated during World War Two reunited for first time
Twin brothers separated during World War Two have been reunited for the first time this year. Polish twins, George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski, who are…
Remains Of US Pilot Shot Down On 68th Mission Over Vietnam Returned Home After 50 Years
Fifty years after being shot down during the Vietnam War US pilot’s remains have finally been returned home to the town of Rangeley in the United…
The Car In Which Archduke Ferdinand Was Killed – By Geoff Moore
Getting as close up to key moments in history only occurs if you happen to be in the right or wrong place at the right…
NATO’s Most Lethal Weapons
NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established in 1949, just after World War Two. After the Allies and the Soviet Union had defeated…
Name and Date Found On Soviet World War Two Plane Found Earlier On Bottom of River
The remains of a wrecked Soviet World War Two plane have been located and are being recovered from a river in Poland. The plane has been…
Isle of Wight bunker turned into home
A World War Two underground air raid bunker in the Isle of Wight has been sold to a couple who would like to convert the…
Vietnam War veterans reunite to ride again in US Navy riverboat
PBR-721, Courtesy of PBR721.com Vietnam War veterans have experienced the Mekong Delta Riverwhere they fought almost 50 years ago. Bill Ferguson was one of those…
Bay of Pigs – The ‘perfect failure’ of Cuba invasion
In 1961, the US government sponsored an invasion of Cuba to overthrow its prime minister, Fidel Castro. Though originally planned by the CIA under President…
B-29: Phosphorus burned through his flesh to the bone. His body on fire, he stumbled into the cockpit
The most amazing story. Henry Eugene “Red” Erwin, Sr., (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and…
The Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes
Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best fighter…
Two Soviet infantrymen frozen to death in their foxhole, Freezing to death is one of the most peaceful & non-violent ways of natural dying
Warning graphic content, click to see In the years 1939 and 1940, the Soviet Union and Finland were at war. The smaller Finnish army proved…