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Many humans worldwide fear going to the Dentist for pretty obvious reasons: The pain, the worry that you’ll have to get a cavity filled, and…
A re-enactment of a Confederate surrender brings back memories of the American Civil War
It was the 9th of April 1865, 150 years ago, when the Confederate commander, Robert E. Lee, surrendered to the Union, after fighting 4 years…
Creator of ‘The Hobbit’ film has designed 21st century standard ‘World War I Exhibition’ in New Zealand
[Via] After the huge success of his Hollywood blockbuster, ‘The Hobbit’, the filmmaker Peter Jackson has surprised fans and historians around the globe with his…
Lady Pilot of WWII – Mary Ellis still loves to fly the ‘Spitfire’
Mostly, war is considered to be a field for men, but there is no shortage of tales of bravery and gallantry shown by women during…
The modern day Aircraft Boneyard – Storage and Destruction of Warplanes in Tuscon Arizona
A virtual visit to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), better known as the Aircraft Boneyard. Planes that are taken off active service are flown here…
Top 10 bloodiest battlefields of WWII
A sad top 10 of the most costly battlefields in the Second World War and it will not surprise anybody that this top 10 is mostly…
Some myths about the start of the Revolutionary War of America
The towns of Concord and Lexington saw the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Although the outcome of the war is well known among historians…
B-17E bomber resurrected as memorial to World War Two soldiers
A B-17E bomber, which is an early model of the World War Two famous Flying Fortress, is the only remaining aircraft of its kind the…
A Hollywood portrayal of ‘Operation Olympian’ – a daring escape from a German camp
One of the most daring prison escapes of the Second World War is now going to be turned into a Hollywood movie. The stars of…
Band of Brothers – Easy Company – The real story of the attack on Foy
Battlefield guide Reg Jans takes us to Foy (near Bastogne) and tells us about the January 13th 1945 attack. We are shown the locations where…
Nicholas Wide, WWII hero who kept shelling the enemy from his Sherman after it being hit twice by an 88mm which killed the driver
Photo story (Clockwise from left): (1) Photograph of WWII hero Nicholas Wide (2) Added welded plates to the hull and turret of the modified M4…
MUST SEE: 21 amazing aerial shots of bombed out Berlin shortly after the war……
Following the end of World War II, photographer Hein Gorny took spectacular aerial shots of the ravaged German capital. These were the first, if not…