Before bombs: pilots dropped these steel arrows on the enemy.
French pilots used to drop arrows (Flechettes) from their aircraft, and upon hitting a surprised soldier down below could puncture his body from head to…
Sealed World War Two Atlantikwall Bunker Discovered In France
A World War Two German bunker has been discovered in the Gironde region of France after being closed and hidden for more than 70 years. The…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…
Operation Veritable – Armour & Special Equipment by World of Tanks
“It was Spandau vs Bren the whole way through” No matter how much I would like to detail the battle and planning of Operation Veritable…
World War Two Veteran Receives Act of Kindness When A Stranger Pays His Groceries To Thank Him
A World War Two veteran had his groceries paid for him pay a grateful stranger. Eight nine year old Fred Mayhew from Hampden, Maine said…
Band of Brothers Actors Reunion 2015
On June 5 and 6, 2015 I [Jim Martin] attended the Band of Brothers Actors Reunion in Normandy. On June 5 at the Omaha…
First UK SAS Soldier To Land In France On D-Day Has Died
The first UK soldier to put his feet on French soil during the D-Day landings has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Norman Poole…
The Biggest War Machines Ever Built – Mighty Monsters of the Seas…Check Out the Size of the Guns Too!
From the Dreadnoughts to the battleships of WWII – naval power ruled the waves. Amazing designs and revolutions were abound and you can see this…
The Lost Airfields of the Americans in the North Pacific
Scores of abandoned airfields and other military establishments sit atop small atolls littering the North Pacific Ocean. These edifices were built by the Americans and…
The situation in Normandy – the German Perspective by World of Tanks
The article at hand will not bring the classical overview of the Normandy landings from the Allied perspective as is often done. On the contrary,…
British ‘Spy Nurse’- Espionage During the First World War
[Via] The Espionage has been a vital part of the strategic war maneuvering throughout most of the 20th century. However at the start of the…
B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!
B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…