World War One Sopwith Pup on display
A Sopwith Pup aircraft used during World War One has been put on display as part of the centenary celebrations of the Great War. The…
8 Of The The Worst Idea’s for Atomic Weapons
Nuclear weapons are the most feared and revered weapons in history. Scientists have come up with many different ways to deliver them from the ridiculous…
Dietrich von Choltitz – The German General Who Refused To Destroy Paris
Dietrich von Choltitz was a German soldier born in November 9, 1894. He is greatly remembered for his role in the protection of the beauty…
10 Of The World’s Biggest Warships
Ships have ruled the seas long before aircraft were created and even though technology has developed other methods of warfare, a country’s navy continues to…
ON THIS DAY! Paris Liberated By The Free French Forces, August 25th 1944
Image Courtesy of Wikipedia After the Allied Forces landed in Normandy and finally penetrated the German lines, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, American General Dwight…
British Sniper Kills SIX Taliban Fighters With a SINGLE Bullet From Half a Mile Away
A Coldstream Guards marksman on one of the last tours of duty carried out by the British in Afghanistan in December 2013 managed to kill…
Why Did the French Army Collapse So Quickly? – Omnibooks Magazine, 1942
This article from Omnibooks Magazine, published in 1942, looks back on the fall of France Q. Why did France fall? A. Because the French people…
20 Color WWII Photos Look Like They Were Taken Yesterday
We found some amazing color photographs of aircraft in World War II. They were all taken in 1942 and recently released by the Library of…
Spitfire Transport Pilot Gets To Ride Again At The Age Of 92
Image via Twitter Seventy years ago Joy Lofthouse was flying Spitfires over Britain during World War Two, and now she has had the chance to…
Hitler Shameful Death – Dying as a Coward
For the Allied leaders during World War Two it was clear as day what they would do with Hitler if he was ever captured. British…
Tiger`s reputation may be in need of a rewrite
“To a New Yorker like you, a hero is a weird type of sandwich, not some nut who takes on three Tigers.” The line is…
MUST READ – 50 Famous Faces in Uniform during WWII
The death of actor Charles Durning on Christmas Eve brings into focus the wartime service of the ever dwindling ‘greatest generation’. Here is a list, by…