Classic Easter air show to be held in Marlborough, New Zealand
Easter weekend will see a new air show take place in Marlborough, New Zealand. The Omaka Classic Fighters Air Show will take place from Friday,…
Weather manipulation during Vietnam War
As part of the US’s attempt to win the Vietnam War, the US military undertook a secret weather manipulation operation in South East Asia. More…
Napoleon’s hair to be auctioned
Two hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo and two historical items linked to the battle are being put up for sale via auction in…
Indecision over what to do with Hitler’s birthplace
The house in which Adolf Hitler was born still remains standing in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, and the town has never come…
17 Images of Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home
The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. We have collected…
Hürtgen Forest: The heroic German officer killed in a minefield trying to save an American
October 7, 1994, saw a strange sight over the Hürtgen War Cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany. The cemetery is the final home of 3001 bodies –…
Fayetteville exhibition marks 150 years since Civil War troop march
A new Civil War exhibition in Fayetteville, North Carolina had been opened at the town’s Museum of the Cape Fear. The Civil War Living History Exhibit…
50 years since ground troops arrived in Vietnam
Fifty years ago this year US troops began their ground offensive to combat the North Vietnamese Communist regime. Veterans around the US are commemorating the…
Matilda tank brought back to life for 70th anniversary of Battle of Balikpapan
A World War Two Matilda tank has been rescued and renovated back to its original condition by a group of six veteran soldiers in Australia.…
MIND BLOWING: An abandoned WW1 underground hospital – Carriere Suzanne
An abandoned WW1 underground hospital established into a giant limestone quarry. Check out these amazing images taken by the guys over at 442urbex and all images by Marc…
A strange and lonely hero, SS Officer Kurt Gerstein who tried to save Jews
One of the most horrifying testimonies from the horrors of the Holocaust was left by a conscience-stricken SS officer, Kurt Gerstein, who visited the deathcamps…
WWII Stories: Iris Nigg Lundin – One of the First Women Teachers of WWII Pilots
Iris Nigg Lundin may seem like an ordinary elderly lady at 97 but she had a special spot within the Marines during the Second World War…