Top 10 US & UK Military Vehicles that Won WWII
Besides the men that put their lives on the line, it were the military vehicles that supported them and made their effort a possibility. For…
Mighty fine at 109 – America’s Oldest Veteran
[Via] America’s oldest WWII veteran celebrated his 109th birthday eating burgers, smoking cigars and drinking milkshakes. The resident of Austin, Texas, Richard Overton celebrated his…
‘The Hump’ – a Himalayan Mountain ridge that is the graveyard of hundreds of WWII soldiers
It all started with curiosity and a passion for adventure, when Clayton Kuhel decided to embark on a quest to Himalayas. Kuhel describes himself as…
USAAF War Stories- Ileen Lois, the love story bomber
Ileen Lois was the name given to a B-17 bomber which was recovered in 2013 after 69 years since it crashed in Lake Bolsena, the…
56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day
The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…
WWII Super Submarine discovered off the coast of Hawaii
Although they first came to prominence during the First World War, the early U-boats and submarines have subsequently been perfected and improved upon throughout the…
Russia bans World War Two movie, Child 44
Russia has banned a new Hollywood movie from playing in Russian cinemas because the authorities are stating that it does not tell the true events…
Nicholas Winton, the British Schindler: he saved over 600 Jewish Children in Czechoslovakia
Image Courtesy of commons Nicholas Winton is 105 years old and has a long and exciting life behind him, but a special moment turned him…
WWI Artillery Shell Collectors, A Continuing Problem for Eurostar
Monday, May 11, saw the evacuation of Gare du Nord due to one reason – a passenger decided to carry a disarmed artillery shell aboard…
8 most wanted Nazi criminals still at large
Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…
20 images of Lancaster bombers – seen these?
One of the most iconic planes of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster. Britains premier four-engined heavy bomber of which over 7,000 were built.…
Fall of Berlin & Red Army’s atrocities
For many in Europe the WWII had ended with the death of the ‘Fuhrer’ and subsequent surrender of German troops. But for those living in…