Camouflage California: The Massive Deception of World War II You Have Never Heard of
In February 1942 the United States Navy Monitors had been tracking a Japanese submarine lurking on the outskirts of San Francisco. Several nights after this,…
After 335 Years Of War Between the Netherlands & the Tiny Isles of Scilly: No Casualties!
The south-western extremity of Great Britain juts out into the Atlantic Ocean’s warm Gulf Stream waters. Some 30 miles out to sea, to the west…
Father of Arnold Schwarzenegger, served in WWII as part of the ‘Feldgendarmerie’ (military police). He was in Russia during the bitter winter of ’41-’42 where he was wounded in action
Gustav Schwarzenegger is the father of the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California Governor. Gustav was a Police Chief (Gendarmeriekommandant) in Austria, a senior military police…
Holocaust Survivor Proclaims Forgiveness For Nazis Who Murdered Her Family
A Holocaust survivor has told the story of how she survived Auschwitz concentration camp and how today she forgives the Nazis who killed her family…
Stunning Time-Lapse Of Aircraft Carrier Being Built With Massive Lego Like Pieces
This video shows amazing time-lapse footage of the HMS Prince of Wales, which is a Queen Elizabeth-Class aircraft carrier, being assembled much like Lego blocks.…
80th Anniversary Spitfire Commemoration Flypast To Be Cancelled
Editors note: This story is no longer current, the 80th anniversary flypast will take place: Spitfire inspires next generation of British aviators on its…
Stunning Time-Lapse Of Aircraft Carrier Being Built With Massive Lego Like Pieces
This video shows amazing time-lapse footage of the HMS Prince of Wales, which is a Queen Elizabeth-Class aircraft carrier, being assembled much like Lego…
Inside the T-72 by World of Tanks
This time we bring you a somewhat different Inside the Tanks episode! We have teamed up with our colleagues from Wargaming Asia to go “down…
Navajo World War Two Code Talker Dies Aged 92
A Navajo World War Two code talker has died at the age of 92. Ernest Yazhe would use his native language of Navajo as a code…
Frederick the Great, Defeating A Superior Enemy: Leuthen, 1757
The snow muffled all sound save the moan of the wind. The winter skeletons of trees showed black against the blank canvas. Grey sky heavy…
“Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell, Rode the six hundred” – By Mistake
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a relatively minor engagement, in a single battle of a rather pointless war, that was put under a…
Ira Hayes – Iwo Jima Flag Raiser & Very Reluctant Hero
Ira Hamilton Hayes was one of five men who helped raise the American flag over Mt. Suribachi on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on…