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Sold to One of the World’s Largest Private Collectors – Kevin Wheatcroft

Back in the 1960s, MGM made a film entitled “The Yellow Rolls Royce”. With an all-star cast it charted the life of a primrose yellow…

Transformers Roll Into World Of Warships and World Of Warships: Legends

Wargaming

Starting today, iconic Transformers characters will roll out in World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends as part of an exclusive time-limited collaboration between…

British-Canadian D-Day Veteran Who Took Surrender of Wehrmacht Giant Dead at 97

Ian Harvey

Corporal Eldon Bob Roberts was only 5ft 3in, but he stood tall in his army boots and was the second man to set foot on…

Medals and Destroyed Helmet of WWII Hero Sold at Auction

Ian Harvey

WWII hero Group Captain Arthur Donaldson was a Spitfire ace in the 263 Squadron during World War II. He famously survived being hit in the…

Auschwitz Survivor Sees Herself on rare Footage Taken 75 Years Ago

Ian Harvey

Lily Ebert, aged 96, a survivor of the death camp at Auschwitz, has been astounded to see herself in rare film footage taken when former…

Spilve Airport Riga A Rare Stalin Insight

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Spilve Airport Riga in Latvia offers a perfect pairing of two Soviet military aviation and tourist attractions for visitors. Easily reachable from the city centre…

Over 7 Decades Later, 1 Million Japanese Soldiers Still Missing

Ian Harvey

World War II ended over 75 years ago, but still, over one million Japanese soldiers are unaccounted for. Their remains are scattered from Russia, China,…

Wargaming Proud to Announce the Launch of The Finest Half Hour a Weekly Podcast

Wargaming, the makers of World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes, is pleased to announce the launch of  The Finest Half Hour,…

World of Warships Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Massive New Update and a Shipload of Player Gifts

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Update 0.9.8 brings a permanent campaign “Five Epochs of the Navy”, new Dockyard construction featuring Tier VIII U.S. Anchorage, the new temporary Asymmetric Battle battle…

“Bazooka” Charlie’s Piper L-4H Reconnaissance Plane

It took 18 months of work, but Colin Powers has completed restoration work on “Bazooka” Charlie Carpenter’s Piper L-4H airplane, known as “Rosie the Rocketer.”…

Emily and Catalina: Two Exotic Flying Boat Beauties of the Pacific War

Before the outbreak of WWII, it became clear that the days of the dominant role of the huge Naval fleets of Destroyers and Battleships were…

Death of the Wooden Warship – Monitor vs Merrimack

It was March 8, 1862, a Saturday. On the waters of Hampton Roads off Newport News, Virginia – where the Chesapeake Bay empties into the…