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5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars

Ian Harvey

Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…

Operation Veritable – Armour & Special Equipment by World of Tanks

Wargaming

“It was Spandau vs Bren the whole way through”  No matter how much I would like to detail the battle and planning of Operation Veritable…

The Biggest War Machines Ever Built – Mighty Monsters of the Seas…Check Out the Size of the Guns Too!

Jack Beckett

From the Dreadnoughts to the battleships of WWII – naval power ruled the waves. Amazing designs and revolutions were abound and you can see this…

The situation in Normandy – the German Perspective by World of Tanks

The article at hand will not bring the classical overview of the Normandy landings from the Allied perspective as is often done. On the contrary,…

Wolf Pack – The Battle of the Atlantic

U-52 Silver streaks on the dark water. Terrifying explosions ripping across the night sky.  Silent marauders slipping away and a few hundred thousand tonnes of…

He Parachuted Out Of His Crippled B-24 Then Killed The Enemy Pilot With A Head Shot From A Pistol

The following story may or may not be true, but the US Army Air Force (USAAF) believes it is. It is about a man who…

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer – The Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes

Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably one of the…

Inside the JgdPz38(t) by World of Tanks Part 2

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The Jagdpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), later known as Hetzer (“baiter”), was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified…

Iconic Colourised Images of Operation Market Garden

Jack Beckett

The Battle of Arnhem, Nijmegen and Eindhoven (Operation Market Garden) 17–25 September 1944. On Sunday 17 September, 500 gliders and 1,500 aircraft flew over the…

Oh Yes! Inside the JgdPz38(t) by World of Tanks

Wargaming

  We take a break from Kubinka, with our first look at the German offerings.  In order to load the gun, the commander (who doubled…

4 Largest Naval Battles in Modern History

Ancient naval battles were quite risky; they involved massive investments in money in building ships and trained manpower for rowing and marines. Contrary to popular…

The Four Phases Of The Battle of Britain Explained

History likes to paint Britain as the tiny country that, against all odds, somehow resisted the superior military might of Nazi Germany during WWII. But…