Lockheed AC-130 Gunship: Death From Above
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…
Retirement of the Vulcan Nuclear Bomber
The nuclear warplane Vulcan was spotted by thousands on its farewell flight as it flew low over Northumberland, North Yorskhire, Tyneaide and several other counties…
Knitting in Wartime – In 1941 Life Magazine Urged Women To Knit a Million Sweaters To Send To American Troops
The history of modern warfare contains many references to the fact that civilians – more particularly women – have traditionally knitted woolen articles to send…
Separated North and South Korean Families Brought Together by Reunion Event
The war between North Korea and South Korea stopped in 1953. Thousands of families were torn apart when a border was drawn between the two countries.…
A Student’s New Eulogy for an American Soldier Killed on D-Day
For many, visiting war memorials and reading the names of the countless dead, it’s hard to imagine the real person behind the name. There are just…
The Renault FT-17 – The World’s First Modern Tank
The tank was one of the most important weapons of World War II. However, the first tanks were built during World War I (1914 –…
YES!! Discovered Hidden in a Long-Forgotten Tunnel, Has the Nazi Gold Ghost Train Been Found?
Editors note: These are the Gold Train updates up to March 2016 In December 2015, the press conference denounced the claims of a Nazi Gold…
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…
Single Combat in Ancient Rome
David and Goliath, Hector and Achilles, Romulus and Acro. Great instances of single combat are not limited to these far distant and historically vague events.…
Veteran flies Spitfire for first time since WWII
In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…
Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine
Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…
Banzai! 8 Battle Cries That Were The Stuff of Legends
Here’s a list of 8 battle cries that have carved their own place in war history and the stories behind them. Soldiers, being humans, also…