Controversial War-Themed Film “Lovely Hans, Dear Peter” Wins in Russia’s NIKA
Controversial war-themed film Milyy Khans, dorogoi Pyotr (Lovely Hans, Dear Peter) was awarded Best Film of the Year by Russia’s NIKA awards Friday, April 2. Milyy…
Imperial German Navy Vessels from World War I Rediscovered in Portsmouth Harbour
Decades after disappearing, two World War I German warships have been found peaking above the tide in Portsmouth Harbour. The discovery was the result…
Lawmakers Join Fight to Have Women Pilots Interred in Arlingtion
U.S. lawmakers met to decry a U.S. Army decision to forbid women pilots from World War II to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The…
Bombing Europe – The Illustrated Exploits of the Fifteenth Air Force – Review by Mark Barnes
The WHO Towers in-tray is bulging with some stunning looking photo archive books and I am pleased to introduce this one to you. Zenith Press…
After 95 Years, Lost Tugboat Found Off The Coast of California – mystery solved!
On Good Friday 1921, the U.S.S. Conestoga left the Mare Island, CA, Navy yard with 56 seamen headed for Pearl Harbor. At 3:25 p.m., it…
Tragedy At Sea – The Untold Story Of PT347, PT350 & PT346 – Sunk By Friendly Fire
Daniel Williams writes: My father’s story began early on the morning of April 29th, 1944 when during a mission aboard PT347 along with the PT350 to…
10 Surprising Facts About the American Civil War
The American Civil War was fought from April 12th, 1861 to May 9th, 1865 between the Confederate States and the Union. Most believe it was…
B-52 Remains America’s Most Revered Aircraft
The B-52 bomber has been America’s most well-known, revered, and feared aircraft of the last 60 years and is still going strong. The bomber has…
The World War 2 Medal of Honor Recipient who became Commandant of the Marine Corps
There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last. And given that…
10 Things You Need To Know About Hermann Goering
Hermann Goering was born on 12 January 1893, as a son of a wealthy German diplomat, Heinrich Goering, who pursued an overseas career, serving as…
All You Need To Know About Tiger 131 (Watch)
The trend to design bigger and more powerful tanks is universal but the results are not always impressive. The requirement for a 45-ton tank was…
Operations Anger and Cannonshot, Liberating Apeldoorn & Arnhem
In early Spring of 1945, the Western Allies prepared to cross the Rhine, invading Germany and the areas still under the control of the Third…