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The Gear, Gadgets and Weaponry of a D-Day Paratrooper

Jack Beckett

  Imagine the terror. You’re D-Day paratrooper, one of 13,000 American soldiers who’ve dropped behind enemy lines to fight the Germans in Normandy. Your mission…

German U-Boat Wreckage Discovered Off the Coast of Kent

The BBC reports that the wreckage of a German World War One U-Boat is left marooned in a remote area of the mudflats off of…

Jasper Nicholas : World of Tanks

Ian Harvey

Nicholas is the general manager of Wargaming, in the Asia-Pacific region, a place where Wargaming has just begun to engage in some kind of a…

Military Funeral For WWII Fighter Ace

Ian Harvey

  Maj. Urban Drew, Ben to those close to him, was a father and a real-life hero for his son David Drew. Ben served in…

The world gets first glimpse of real-life Private Ryan’s dramatic feat in WWII diaries

Siegphyl

The World War II diary: Real-life Private Ryan recorded his daily experiences during the World War II. He received three medals he won for bravery. The…

Holiday Spirit In Soviet Union

Ian Harvey

They say it is worth spending Christmas in Moscow, as there is plenty of snow and wonderful winter scenery. There is just a minor disadvantage:…

David Cameron Pays Tribute To Relative Killed at Ypres

Ian Harvey

The 37-year-old captain served with the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry and his name is listed among the 54,896 recorded on the gate. The…

WWI: The Miracle Of Christmas

Ian Harvey

But things did not work out like that. They didn’t go home for Christmas and the war went on for another four years. During the…

Who’s Bigger? Hitler outranks Churchill on Google’s most influential figures

Siegphyl

         Nelson Mandela, who recently passed away, is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of mankind. Evidently, people…

A Bullet Lodged in Arnhem Veteran Body is Found After Death

Jack Mansell was a World War II Arnhem veteran who recently passed away. When workers in the funeral parlor cremated the body, they were surprised…

WWI German U-boat UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after 92 years

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after the Recent storms and tidal changes (2) Postcard depicting the sinking of…

Pilfered WWI Memorial Plaques Replaced at Sanderstead’s Graveyard

Ian Harvey

All Saints council chairman Piers Hubbard spearheaded the fundraising drive to restore the copper plaques stolen from the WWI memorial at Sanderstead’s graveyard. Back in…