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History of Tanks: The German Maus

In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. Just…

A Bullet-Riddled Shattered Stump is witness to the Violent Intensity of the Civil War

Photo story:  The shattered, bullet-riddled oak stump is witness to the American bloody civil war (Left). A burial party of civil war soldiers fallen in…

Re-enactors Depict World War II, Ammo Demo in DeRidder

Wings and Wheels Fly-In/Cruise-In visitors will be treated to a ‘time travel’ exactly in the middle of World War II! A number of groups from…

WWII Vets Defy Government Bar on their Memorial Site Despite Threats of Arrest

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Considering that the government shutdown prohibits the access to museums, parks, memorials and monuments in and around Toledo, the World War II veterans are considered…

Spies who weren’t even humans- The most highly trained ones by CIA

Photo story:  The I.Q. Zoo’s chicken tick-tack-toe booth, Breland (with a trained otter) founder of I.Q. Zoo, a dolphin in training to carry Navy equipment…

Canadian Soldier May Have Been Buried In German War Cemetery

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Family of a Canadian soldier who died in World War II feat may finally get the closure that they have prayed for more than six…

Enigma Shrouding Canadian WWII Soldier’s Burial Solved after 70 Years

Morley Roney served Canada as a soldier for four and a half years during the Second World War. He spent some service time in Italy.…

WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

Final Stretch of Hitler’s Motorway to Get a Makeover in 2015

The last remaining stretch of the highway built by Germany’s Third Reich will get a makeover after being riddled with potholes in its 80-year life.…

Review: THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1917-1918, by Mark Barnes

THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1917-1918 By David Bilton Published by Pen & Sword ISBN: 978 1 84884 650 0 Review by Mark Barnes for War…

War Memorial at Littlecote House Unveiled

A memorial in the form of a plaque was unveiled recently in the grounds of the famous Littlecote House which is situated near Hungerford, by…

Jeremy Paxman Salutes World War I Heroes in Gallipoli; Remembers Uncle Charlie’s Sacrifice.

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Some are quick to make conclusions of the events of history including one of the greatest disasters of the Allies in World War I, the…