From Elite Soldiers to Criminals – Terror of the Knights Templar in Mexico
One of the newest drug cartels operating in Mexico is known as the “Knights Templar.” It is also one of the strangest drug cartels. They…
Soviet T-34 Tank -13 Facts and 25 Photos
One of the most important weapons in the Second World War, the T-34 medium tank was also one of the most influential designs in the…
“Remarkably Prescient” – American Jewish Life during WWI to Open at National WWI Museum and Memorial
“For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI” Opens Friday, June 29 More than 250,000 Jews served in the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.…
Once the Fastest Destroyer in the World – Russian Destroyer Wreckage Found
The Novik was the fastest ship of its time. The Russian destroyer, called the Yakov Sverdlov during the Soviet period, sank after encountering a mine…
The Last Witness – Powerful WWII Thriller on DVD & Digital August 27th
England, 1947. The fight for the truth begins. Directed by BAFTA Award Nominee Piotr Szkopiak, The Last Witness is a political thriller based on the…
The Hellish Environment of German Stalag #352 in Belarus
Stalags were camps created by the Wehrmacht armed forces to keep prisoners of war who belonged to the rank and file. These places were created…
WWII SAS Hero Awarded the Légion d’honneur at 98 Years Old
The adage of better late than never certainly applies to Mike Sadler, now 98, who was recently presented with an award for his bravery during…
6 Hawker Fighter Planes that Took the RAF from Biplanes to Jets
Founded between the world wars, Hawker Aircraft Limited produced some of Britain’s most successful fighters. The Hawker Fury The Fury was a small biplane. First…
A Lone T-34 and 2 Tankers that Wouldn’t Give Up
In the Fall of 1943, fierce battles were fought in the Nevelsky district south of Pskov. Troops of the Soviet Third and Fourth Shock Army…
4 Incredible People Who Helped Smuggle POWs Out of Nazi Europe
During the Second World War, many brave people risked their lives working in resistance groups. One of the ways in which they served was by…
WWI ANZAC Soldier or Ancient Egyptian? Coin Discovery Reignites Archaeologists’ Debate of Egyptian Settlements
Since their first appearance in the 1970s, the so-called Gosford Hieroglyphs have frustrated the New South Wales scientific community amid claims that the “glyphs” represent…
Allied Failure and Lessons Learned: 1st Battle for Tunisia in WWII
Following the arrival of American troops in North Africa in late 1942, the Allies began pressing the Germans and Italians from two directions – the…