The Great Raid & The Great Salute of WWII
Dressed as Filipino peasants, the two American Scouts slipped into an abandoned hut about 300 yards from their objective. It was 11:30 AM, January 30,…
TANKFEST ONLINE – a World First – 28 June
Experience the world’s finest collection of tanks in action – for free. The Tank Museum is partnering with World of Tanks – and tank museums…
New US Uniform Goes Back to the 1940s – Pinks and Greens
The US Army uniform is getting a ‘glow-up’ it has been confirmed, with the new duds looking rather like the old WWII ‘pinks and greens’,…
Oldest Living Survivor of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Dies Aged 98
Jim Jarvis, the oldest survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, died on 6th June 2020 in Uniontown, Ohio. Jim was a well-known character…
Now You Can Spend a Night Inside Some Serious History
Saint-Pabu is situated on the far North-Western coast of Brittany, surrounded by perfect white beaches and bucolic countryside and is these days described as the…
Mystery of LCT That Vanished 77 Years ago With 14 Crew on Board Solved
The research vessel Prince Madog with her crew of research scientists have solved a 77-year-old mystery about the disappearance of LCT 326, which disappeared in…
Operation Market Garden Veteran Sandy Cortmann Dead at 97
At the 75th anniversary commemorations of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in the Netherlands in 2019, Sandy Cortmann relived the adventure in a tandem parachute…
Last of the Desert Rats Passes Away at 107 Years of Age
Jimmy Sinclair passed away at the age of 107. Before his death, he had the distinctions of being both the oldest living person in Scotland…
DDay Livestream Direct From Normandy, Historians & Experts From Around the World
With most visitors unable to travel to Normandy for the 76th Anniversary of DDay due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, a filmmaker and battlefield tour guide…
Buried Spitfires of Burma, a ZOOM Interview With the Authors
Buried Spitfires of Burma: In April 2012, the Telegraph and the Guardian both report that British Prime Minister David Cameron negotiated an agreement with Myanmar…
Return to Hardwick Documentary: ZOOM Interview With the Producer & Narrator
A History of the Mighty Eighth on film – By Paul Woodadge Within the War Film genre there are certain types of story that film-makers…
Beaufighter Discovered by Couple Walking on the Beach
Graham Holden and his partner were walking their dog on a Cleethorpes beach when they discovered wreckage that left him “amazed.” Experts believe that what…