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    The Man Who Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – Saving The World!

    • Cold War
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    Jan 31, 2016 Shahan Russell

    The fact that you can read this is because of a man who said “no” due to an accident. In doing so, he literally saved the world.…

    WWI: The Tragic Moment a Man Was Ordered To Kill His Best Friend

    • War Articles
    Jan 31, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Private Jimmy Smith joined the British army to fight and protect his country. But after fighting gallantly at Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and the Battle…

    Kamikaze Pilots: Japan’s Suicide Squad in WWII

    • History
    Jan 31, 2016 Guest Author

      “Transcend life and death. Eliminate all thoughts about your life and your death. Only then you will disregard your earthly life totally. You will…

    Awesome Video – Leopard 2 Tank vs Anti-Tank Ditch (Watch)

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    Jan 31, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    This video footage demonstrates two different methods that a Leopard 2 Tank utilizes to pass a ditch that’s designed to stop it. The Leopard 2…

    Glorious Gloster Single Handedly Charges Chinese Bunker Twice, Threw Grenade With His Last Breath, Saves His Men

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    Jan 31, 2016 Jeff Edwards

    It has often been said of both faith and war, that greater love hath no man than the one who lays down his life for…

    It’s True! A toilet was used as an aerial bomb during the Vietnam War

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    Jan 31, 2016 Jack Beckett

    On November 4, 1965, some Vietnamese came across a very strange object that looked as if it had been dropped from the sky. Was it…

    WWII Ghost Bombers Complete Their Mission – True or Fake?

    • Military Vehicles
    Jan 31, 2016 Jack Beckett

    A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…

    The Day The Royal Marines Accidentally Launched An Amphibious Invasion of Spain

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    Jan 31, 2016 Ian Harvey

    In 2002, a unit of 30 British Marines  in a landing craft from the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, armed to the teeth, stormed onto a…

    Spanish Court Orders Exhumation of Civil War Victim

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    Jan 31, 2016 Ian Harvey

    The Spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was a classic struggle between Nationalist and Republican supporters. Spain had been in a state of turmoil since the…

    Vietnam Vets relive Loaches and Cameraderie.

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    Jan 30, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Early in November 2014, ten silver-haired warriors gathered at the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for…

    WOW! High School Football Game Stopped Because US student Wanted To Thank World War Two Veterans

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    Jan 30, 2016 Ian Harvey

    A student from a Louisiana high school stopped a game of football at the school because he wanted to thank the World War Two veterans…

    B-17 Flying Fortress launching Nazi V-1 Buzz Bombs and more odd post-war conversions

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    Jan 30, 2016 Hans Wiesman

    This Dakota Hunter Blog is about post-war tests with US built copies of the Nazi V-1 Buzz Bomb from a B-17 Flying Fortress plus loads…

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