World War Two Popski’s Private Army Veteran Dies Aged 93
A World War Two reconnaissance veteran who survived the Italian front with Popski’s Private Army has died aged 93. Major John Campbell was honoured with…
The Last Russian Battlefield of WWII – Remains of Russian and Japanese Soldiers Found on Shumshu Island
After Pearl Harbor, the United States came face to face with the reality of the war and an enemy that almost everyone in the Government…
WATCH: David Fletcher’s Tank Chats #3 Medium Tank MkII*
The third in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum’s historian David Fletcher MBE.…
The Wreck of Last Airborne Aircraft Carrier Located off California
The US Navy once had airborne aircraft carrier within its fleet and the last one which crashed in 1935 has been located at the bottom…
In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him
The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…
BREAKING! Nazi Gold Train: Tunnel Found Using 1926 Railway Map, First Man Dies in Hunt, Train Carries Valuable Minerals
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…
The Mystery of Hitler’s ‘Werewolf Bunker’
Hitler’s ambitious campaign of dominating the European continent gave us the horrors of the death camps and a deadly World War; it also left us…
End of the M4 (75) by World of Tanks
Myths about the role, and perceived anti-tank capability of the M4 Medium, continue to be pervasive. The idea that US tanks were not expected to…
96 year old veteran gets the chance to fly
A 96 year old war World War Two veteran from Birmingham in the north of England is being allowed to pilot a plane as part…
Soviet Maps of the Cold War
For decades two super powers of the world locked their horns in a seemingly idiotic and potentially catastrophic tussle, and kept the civilized world on…
Japan Launches Second Izumo-class Helicopter Carrier
[Via] The Japanese military has launched a new helicopter destroyer to add to its naval fleet. The ship is the second Izumo-class helicopter carrier. The ship…
Did You Know – There Are Still 3 Coded Messages From WWII That Haven’t Been Decrypted Yet, but we are still working on them!
Though World War II ended more than half a century ago, not all of the mysteries of that time in history have been solved. Questions…