Down Street Tube Station Where Churchill Hid from Luftwaffe Bombs, Opens to Public
From being an actual tube station for a quarter of a century to becoming Winston Churchill’s hideaway during WWII [he fondly nicknamed the abandoned Down…
Bletchley Park Code Breakers – A Secret Letter From Eisenhower
Imagine today’s world without computers – imagine further – a world of ciphers, secret letters, code breakers and secret intelligence centres – this is the…
Soldier Missing in Action for 72 Years to Return Home
A 97-year-old man in Minnesota who waited 72 years for his younger brother to return home from World War II may finally get his wish…
Mike Durant (Black Hawk Down) – Not an Ordinary Man
On first meeting Michael J. Durant, you would find him a pleasant, ordinary, American, family man. He enjoys playing ice hockey and is also dynamic…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch Matilda II Part 2 – By World of Tanks
The second part of a four-part tour of the Infantry Tank Mk II, Matilda II. The Infantry Tank Mark II, best known as the Matilda,…
Fighting Through the Streets of Fallujah, David Bellavia Survived Brutal Hand to Hand Combat
Any other year and November 10th would be one of joy and revelry as David Bellavia celebrated his birthday. However, 2004 was not any other…
How To Load The M1 Garand The US Army Way (Watch)
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…
The Notorious Andersonville Confederate POW Camp Where 13,000 Died and Henry Wirz
“Hang Him” and “Remember Andersonville” were epithets screamed by former Union prisoners of war at the hanging, on 10th November 1895, of one of America’s…
Top Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Facts!
A single-engine American aircraft, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an all-metal single-seat ground attack aircraft and fighter that first took to the skies in 1938.…
Amazing Rare German WWII Combat Footage In Color (Watch)
See this astonishing combat footage from WWII! Watch, as it begins with the German soldiers marching in their famous or, depending on your preference, infamous…
Operation Nimrod: The SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy
On 5th May 1980, the Special Air Service (SAS) stormed the Iranian embassy in London, ending a six-day siege. It was an event that brought…
6 Brutal Forms of Military Discipline from History
However hard they are trained, all armies face some problems with discipline. Anything from shirking tedious duties to running on a bloodthirsty rampage can undermine…