The Miracle of Dunkirk Turned Into Movie By Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan, a renowned film director, has recently been scouting locations in Dunkirk, fueling rumors that he is to direct a World War II action…
Top Ten Battles of All Time
Wars start because of power struggles, and while many become forgotten, others change the destinies of entire nations. Still others shape the world we live in,…
Is This 112 Year old Auschwitz Survivor The Oldest Person Alive?
During the Second World War, more people died in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz than the combined total number of American and British losses.…
Britain’s First Black Army Officer Honoured On Commemorative Coin
Walter Daniel John Tull was born in Folkestone in South-East England on 28th April 1888. Walter’s father Daniel Tull, a carpenter, had come to England…
1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs: Flemish Butchers and Weavers Defeat French Professional Knights
Heavy cavalry ruled the battlefield in the middle ages, starting way back around the battle of Adrianople. The common system of hierarchal feudal rule was…
America’s World War I Memorial Design – Winner To Be Announced Soon
The United States maintained a policy of strict neutrality, following the outbreak of the First World War. President Woodrow Wilson believed he could negotiate a…
An Italian Civil War in Spain: Guadalajara, 1937
Proxy wars have been an ugly feature of military history since ancient times, powerful nations turning others into battlegrounds without risking themselves in full-scale warfare.…
UNBELIEVABLE! US Pillot James Risner Using the Nose of His Own Jet Successfully “pushed” his Wingman’s Incapacitated Jet Fighter into Friendly Territory
WWII, Korean and Vietnam war veteran and was a prisoner at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. James Robinson “Robbie” Risner (January 16, 1925 – October 22,…
When SS Troops Massacred Over 600 French Villagers in Oradour-sur-Glane
Many burnt our cars and other belongings can be seen to this day in Ordadour-sur-Glane On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped…
2005, When The World’s First Fully Restored Halifax Went On Display
The sight was mesmerizing, when in 2005, a crowd of some 1,400 veterans and World War enthusiasts witnessed the unveiling of the world’s very first fully…
How a South Vietnamese Pilot Stole A Chinook, Rescued His family Out Of Saigon And Crashed It Next To A US Aircraft Carrier
In April 1975, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, taking everyone by surprise. Panic ensued as Americans and South Vietnamese fled. For those who…
37 Images Of The Massive German Flak Towers, Armed To The Teeth And Could Shelter Thousands
Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of 3 huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These…