Civil War Canons Recovered from the River in S. Carolina
No one could imagine that in the famous Pee-Dee River in Florence lies a war relic that could uplift the morale of the whole community.…
Leonidas I, Sparta’s Greatest Warrior King
King Leonidas I is the most famous general in the history of Sparta, and perhaps the whole of Greece. Disappointingly little is known about the…
Japanese Zero fighter to make first flight over Japan for 70 years
[Via] The Japanese Zero fighter plane was a Japanese-made aircraft and was the icon of the Japanese Imperial Navy throughout World War Two. Now one…
6 Reasons Why the English Should Have Lost at Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt is an iconic moment in English military history. On 25 October 1415, an army of English raiders under Henry V faced…
Goering’s final message to Hitler on display at Natick Museum
In the final days of World War Two, the Nazi leadership was in chaos. The Soviet Red Army was advancing from the east and Berlin…
TWO German WWII Halftracks Pulled From River in Poland
Two rare German halftracks from WWII – a Sd. Kfz. 250 – light armored halftrack and a Sd. Kfz. 7 halftrack artillery tractor were excavated form…
The Battleship of Union Square: How a 200ft Wooden ‘Destroyer’ Got Recruits To Join the Navy
The destroyer USS Recruit docked at Manhattan’s Union Square in 1917, but was in fact a wooden replica that was used as a recruitment drive to encourage civilians…
Memphis Belle Was Not The First Bomber To Complete 25 Missions
B-17 “Sally B” was used in the movie Memphis Belle to look like the Famous B-17 and was used for scenes requiring pyrotechnics such as smoke…
WARRIORS – Review by Mark Barnes
The seasonal aisle at my local supermarket is filling up with tins of chocolates and short cake, mince pies and stolen. I will not use…
The First Gulf War – Fast Facts
Two Iraqi T-55 main battle tanks lie abandoned on the Basra-Kuwait Highway near Kuwait City after the release of Iraqi forces from the city during…
Wreckage of B-17 Flying Fortress Found in the Sea Near Sicily
A US Army Air Force bomber shot down by Messerschmitt fighters has been found lying on the seabed off the coast of Sicily. The aircraft…
Wargaming Announces WG Cells
New development and publishing division to solidify Wargaming’s position in the mobile market October 20, 2015 — Wargaming today announced WG Cells, a new…