American WWII Veteran Who Crewed B-26 Bombers Turns 100 Years Old
George Brienza once took cover in a foxhole on an English airbase, escaping the German rockets flying overhead. He wondered then if he’d ever get…
Upcoming WW2 Movie Will Be Set On A Nazi-Occupied Island And Based On A Gripping True Story
The captivating true story of a widow who was murdered by the Nazis for assisting an escaped Russian prisoner during World War II war has…
Modern Navies Work Together To Clear Huge Unexploded Bombs From World War Two
50 unexploded bombs from WWII were recovered by divers in the Solomon Islands. One of the bombs weighed 250 pounds. In a post on the…
Nine Reasons Why The Allies Won The Battle of Britain
The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched…
Operation Drumbeat – U-Boat Happy Days On The USA East Coast
The United States of America took a huge blow at Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted them join the war alongside the British. Before that…
10 Facts: The Race To Berlin – The Dramatic Closing Stages Of World War Two
The advance on Berlin in early 1945 didn’t only mark the final stage of World War Two in Europe. It also saw the first open…
“The Forces Sweetheart,” Dame Vera Lynn, Aged 99, Honored By British Queen For Her Services In WW2
“We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day,” crackled out over the radio during WWII.…
MATILDA DIARIES Part 5 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank
Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum’s YouTube channel that…
Sobibor Death Camp: Archaeologists Reveal Its Horrors
The Nazi Holocaust remains one of the most horrific events to stain the bloody history of the 20th century. Though Jewish people took the brunt…
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) Heavy Tank – The Russian Colossus That Defied Hitler’s Panzers!
Before the second world war, the Soviets developed several heavy tank prototypes. Other than the mentioned KV models there were the multi-turreted T-35 and the…
The Heroic US Coast Guard Cutter Crew Who Battled U-Boats In The First World War
The Navy Cross is awarded for valor and heroism while in service with the United States Naval Forces. Since its creation in 1919, there have…
A WW2 US Coast Guard Hero – Securing the Ports Which Were Essential To D-Day’s Success
The northern French coast, from Brittany to Pas-de-Calais has a plethora of ports of all sizes. Today, it is easy to overlook their importance, but…