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World of Tanks Braces for Update 1.0

Wargaming sets out to reimagine the game in March 2018, adding a brand-new graphics engine, HD maps, and authentic soundtrack   Wargaming is excited to…

Orde Wingate: The Most Controversial British Commander of WWII

Orde Wingate was the most unusual British commander of World War Two. Loved by some of his colleagues and hated by others, his reputation remains…

Japanese Admiral Yamamoto – The Architect Of The Pearl Harbor Attack

Colin Fraser

Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese Imperial Navy Admiral and Commander-in-chief who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He was hated by U.S.…

John Glenn, Astronaut & Senator Who Flew Combat Missions in WW2 & Korea – shot down 3 MiG-15s

John Glenn, born July 18, 1921, was the oldest living former U.S. senator until his death on December 8. Before his 25-year career in the…

The RAF and the Luftwaffe: Different Ways They Approached WWII

One of the most crucial conflicts of the Second World War was between the air forces of Britain and Germany. The Royal Air Force (RAF)…

Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By Hundreds of Japanse Aircraft

Colin Fraser

At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…

Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Legendary German WWI Commander Who Triumphed Against All The Odds

Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck faced the most challenging task of any German commander in the First World War. In Europe, the Germans were confident of…

Facts about the German defeat at Verdun (1916)

Colin Fraser

By February 1916, the German advance into France had long since ground to halt, there was little movement on long front line and the conflict…

General Jan Smuts: Fighting Snobbery and Germany in East Africa in WWI

As a South African officer in the British Army of World War One, General Jan Smuts struggled against prejudice as much as he did against…

Of Course, we all knew this… Secret WW2 German Inventions – The Jetpack

As he crosses the French countryside, Private Rooney hears a noise. He raises his rifle and tenses, ready to shoot at German infantry or dive…

Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel’s Last Victory?

Colin Fraser

In late January and throughout February 1943, American troops had their first major engagements with German forces in World War II in Tunisia. It really…

The Pacific Island Hopping Strategy: Taking Eniwetok Atoll

Colin Fraser

In the Marshall Islands, that small idyllic chain of tropical paradises, there exists a small atoll that stretches out some  80 km. The sand and coral…