The Abandoned Bunkers and Fortresses of the Maginot Line
The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications built by the French Government in the 1930s. It ran along the border with Germany and was…
19 sad, tragic but mesmerising colourised images of WWII
We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to…
Did You Know They Landed Trains in Normandy Too?
A low number of LST (Landing Ship Tank) were modified to function as Train Ferries, the shallow draft of the LST allowed them to dock…
WOW! Cold War space race – abandoned space shuttles WOW (image heavy)
One aspect of the Cold War between the United States and USSR was the Space Race competition between both countries to see who could develop…
World War One poster collection goes to auction
A large poster collection of World War One government propaganda is to be sold by auction. The collection was started by a US Army officer…
Battle of Waterloo – that changed Europe’s destiny – Statistics!
Two hundred years ago, Napoleon, aged 46, escaped from Elba and reached France where he mustered his old army of 123000 men. He dethroned the…
Battle of Waterloo soldier causes controversy
Before World Wars One and Two when Germany pitted itself against the Allies, Germany had in fact been an ally of the British during the…
Waterloo: The Movie That Used 15,000 Real Soldiers as Extras
The 1970 war flick Waterloo was a modest film, to say the least. It had quite well-known stars in its cast and won a number of awards upon…
True story: Helicopter pilot who saved my life & the lives of almost 80 Marines forty years ago.
When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…
Look! 8 Overlooked WWII Movies That Are Really Good
Watching WWII movies has become a tradition during Memorial Days with classics like The Great Escape, The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan included in the group of the commonly…
The Canadians in Normandy – 19 Pictures You May Not Have Seen Before
René Corby, a Canadian soldier of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division at Capriquet on July 8th 1944 Canadian Provost Corps guarding prisoners that fought in…
Kursk – The German Pictures of the Biggest Tank Battle in History
The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union…