New book reveals Allied industrial efforts to feed World War Two machine
A new book by Charles K. Hyde reveals the industrial efforts that were put in place by the Allies in order to fulfil and meet…
50th anniversary of Hollywood war movie ‘The Great Escape’
It is the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood World War Two movie ‘The Great Escape’ this June. The movie was based on a book telling…
The unbelievably massive Lun class ekranoplan -plane/boat/ship!!!!! (image heavy)
In 1987, the Soviets produced the first ground battle missile carrier named ‘Lun’. Lun weighed 350 tons and carried six Moskitcruise missiles which were classified…
Crystal City Internment Camp – FDR’s Secret Exchange Program
Carmen Higa Mochizuki was just an eleven-year-old girl when her father, who was a poor milk seller in Peru, was arrested. All her nine siblings,…
The Hungarian Holocaust Diaries of Maria Madi
On March 26, 1944, Maria Madi wrote that she “was going to be a witness.” Her handwritten 16 volume diary is just that as it…
World War Two B-29 pilot tells his story to US Marines
A 92 year old World War Two B-29 pilot has visited US Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to tell them his story and…
Post-World War Two vintage flying experiences offered
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is the epitome of 1940s glamour travel. Not long after World War Two had ended the DC-3 offered large cabin space,…
Abandoned submarines & check out the video!
Submarines, the hunter killer ships we all know from the first and second world war. Or the missile submarines that hide in the deep oceans,…
MUST SEE! 19 beautiful WWII images by the masters of colourisation
We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…
World War Two B-17 restored to former glory
A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that was flown during World War Two has been restored to its original glory and was unveiled at the National…
Vladivostok remembers siege of Leningrad
Residents from one of Russia’s eastern most cities, Vladivostok, have gathered to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the end of the Nazi siege of Leningrad…
Szmul Zygielbojm – martyr and voice for the Jewish people during World War Two
Szmul Zygielbojm’s World War Two story is not well-known, but he gave his life in an effort to try and save the hundreds of thousands…