“Come and fight a Gurkha!” he yelled, lost his right hand throwing back a grenade then “single handedly” defended his post for 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31
Never mess with a Gurkha. Not everyone knows this, but then again, many people don’t know what a Gurkha/Gorkha is. Gurkhas were a branch of…
Iwo Jima memories of a WWII veteran
A World War II veteran from Rock Hill has shared his recollections of the war, for the first time in his entire life. He never…
Lt. Col. Robert Hite of ‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ dead at 95
One of the famous World War II “Dolittle Tokyo Raiders”, Lt. Col. Robert Hite, has passed away in his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was…
D-Day veterans return to Normandy
D-Day heroes are returning to the beaches of Normandy 71 years after thousands of Allied troops descended on the French coast. One veteran, Gordon Hirons…
D-Day veteran’s special gift to a 22- year-old history buff
It is often claimed that ‘once a soldier, always a soldier’. Those who offer themselves to die for a higher cause never lose that sense…
9 Means to Hitler’s End … According to US Intelligence
Here are the 9 means to Hitler’s end . . . as envisioned by the Office of Strategic Services, a forerunner of the CIA. WWII…
PAINTING GUIDE FOR AFV OF WORLD WAR TWO AND MODERN ERA – Review by Mark Barnes
Step into the Barnes man-cave and aside for a precarious pile of books I have to review and odd bits of military junk you will…
Ten Vehicular Oddballs of WWII
Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs — ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War…
B-17 dropping parachutists – not something you see every day!!!
A group of ten skydivers had the experience of their lifetime when they were given an opportunity to jump from the bomb bay doors of…
Last days of WW2 – footage of US bombings of Japan
A Japanese civic group based in Oita Prefecture, Japan, has been collaborating with the US National Archives and Records Administration, to dig into the archives…
Lock of a Tyrant – Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair is worth £400 a strand
A strand of Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair has emerged almost 200 years after the warrior dictator was defeated by Britain in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte dominated European…
New Attractions at 2015 RAF Cosford Air Show
For the RAF Cosford Air show this year, taking place on June 14th, several new attractions will be presented to the general public in celebration…