Remains of Heroic Spitfire Pilot who Crashed in Italian Village Finally Laid to Rest
The Romagna Air Finders is an organization which searches for aircraft that crashed during the Second World War. Any death in action is a tragedy.…
When the Admiral Graf Spee Shelled the Costa del Sol
German and Italian aircraft strafed and bombed the defenseless civilians packed on the narrow road. The N340 is one of the busiest roads in the…
What Does “Axis” Really Mean?
Germany started capturing counties like Czechoslovakia while Italy turned its army towards the Balkans and Africa. When World War 2 and the participants are discussed,…
The Real History That Inspired Game Of Thrones – Warning: May Contain Spoilers
There are also some pretty clear similarities between the Night’s Watch and the Order of the Knights Templar, who operated between 1119 and 1312. The…
Buyers Attracted To Vehicle’s History In Epic WWII Tale
And of course the previous owner was special, too – a bonafide British war hero who took part in an Allied effort to kill Adolf…
“Never Surrender” The Japanese Soldier who Kept Fighting 30 Years After WW2 Ended
His home country welcomed him as a celebrity, but the old Japan that he had known and fought for was long gone. His name was…
Japan: Germany’s Ally in WWII- Help or Hindrance?
One Japanese soldier stuck somewhere in the jungle after a plane crash continued to fight even long after the war was over. A brave captain…
Can Penetrate Body Armour at 1900 Feet: US Army to Release Next Generation Rifle
The new weapon have a deadly effect at long ranges, such as when fighting from mountaintop to mountaintop in Afghanistan. Several months ago, the US…
The Battle of Le Cateau: Britain’s Bloody Nose in WWI
The colours of dusk had begun to paint the skies above them, and the bodies of these men begged for a wink of sleep. The…
Amazing Drone Footage of the Crossroads Battlefield with Scenes from “Band of Brothers”
After a five-men night patrol reported coming across German machine guns at the Crossroads, Captain Winters organized a group of 15 men to attack them.…
Flying Dogs: Five of the Worst British Warplanes Ever!
The planes also suffered nine accidents, which by itself is not substantial, but one must consider that only 49 of the planes were ever built.…
Wiped Out up to 50 Million, Spanish Flu Carried to Europe by US Troops Heading for the Trenches of WWI
The weaker patients had a higher chance of survival. It was the young and healthy that experienced a higher mortality rate. While Denmark remained neutral…