Incredible battlefield relics of the Eastern Front
Germany and Russia both lost much of their territory as a result of World War I, though Russia suffered the most. Russia made peace with…
10 of The Coolest Things Ever Said In War – Being Slightly Understated Here….
Hollywood doesn’t own all of the coolest lines in WWII films. The most profound things, and in many cases, understated comments are made by those…
Canary Girls – Women Munition Workers In WWI Turned Yellow And Gave Birth To Yellow Babies
It is sadly something you might see in reimagined Wizard of Oz – girls in ruffled hats, full skirts, puffy sleeves, and Peter Pan collars…
What You Should Know About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldiers
Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…
Former Cultybraggen POW Camp Huts Sold As Holiday Homes
Residents of the small Highland village of Comrie in Scotland have recently exercised their legal right to buy shares in a piece of Second World…
WWII Paratrooper Receives Awards the Day Before his Death
A SAS veteran has passed away only a day after being awarded France’s highest acknowledgements for bravery in battle – the white cross and the…
Russian bombers Buzz USS Ronald Raegan Near Korean Peninsula
Reports from the Korean Peninsula suggest that two Russian Air Force Tupolev bombers have flown within the airspace of a US Navy aircraft carrier, the USS…
Top 5 Firearms That Changed The World
Some firearms have had such a great impact on global events that their very silhouette is synonymous with global events. This is a list of…
Japanese-American World War Two internment camp revealed
A distant memory from World War Two is the internment camp in Colorado, USA, which held over 7,000 Japanese-American citizens during the war. The prisoners…
Alexander the Great’s Elite Hand-Picked Expert Troops: Silver Shields
Alexander the Great was one of the most talented generals who ever existed, but he was helped a great deal by his exceptional army. While…
The USSR: A Decisive Role During WWII – Part 1: 1941-1944
There is not one singular, conclusive reason for the decisiveness of the role of the USSR in the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany – more…
11 Iconic Battlefields of WWII Then And Now
After just over 70 years, we look back at 11 iconic locations of the Second World War as they were then – and as they are…