Great Sieges of the Ancient World Series Introduction and Overview
‘Great battles’ is a popular theme for military historians and an important one to discuss; as war is often a driving factor for historical change,…
Exercise Dracula Part II: testing between the Centaur, Cromwell & Sherman, by World of Tanks
Way back when, the US Army received a Centaur (T121154) and a Cromwell (T184085) from the British Army for testing. They…
Soviet-Nazi-Japanese spy letters recovered
[Via] World War Two spy letters have been found in Japan. The letters belonged to Richard Sorge, a spy for the Soviet Union, who worked…
A Second World War veteran is reburied after a conflict with the cemetery
[Via] After a family accused the Ever Green Cemetery in Louisville of a negligent mistake, a Second World War veteran and his adult son had…
The tail fin of the plane flown by ‘The Spook of St. Trond’ has sold for £90,000
[Photo Credit: Dominic Winter Auctioneers] There was an uproar and commotion in all sections of British Army and RAF after the news of a German…
The Royal Navy in the Pacific fighting Kamikaze
HMS Formidable – Kamikaze hit of 4 May 1945 [Via] When VE Day was declared in Europe, the war still wasn’t over in the Pacific. World…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 1 June 1940
Dan Snow gives us a day by day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On 1 June 1940 64,000 men manage to…
WATCH: WWII Fighters Startup and Taxi (P-47, P-38, P-51s)
Several WWII fighter aircraft fire up their engines and taxi out before performing at the 2014 Thunder Over Michigan airshow at Willow Run airport…
WATCH: WW2: US M26 Pershing Heavy Tank
As the Second World War was coming to its end, the technologies on the battlefields of Europe were becoming more and more complex. The tank…
Exercise Dracula: testing between the Centaur, Cromwell & Sherman tanks by World of Tanks
A little while ago, you will recall, I came across a report of comparative testing between two British cruisers (Centaur and Cromwell) and Sherman…
World War Two Ludington tugboat open to public
[Via] A World War Two Ludington tugboat is soon to be renovated and opened to the public in Michigan’s Kewaunee Harbor. The tugboat was originally used…
Britain’s Last Witch – The witch trial of Victoria Helen Duncan
[Via] The first half of 20th century is practically littered with strange stories and unbelievable occurrences including two world wars, progression in ideas and science,…