B-17 Alliance Museum to delay opening until June
[Via] The B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem, Oregon, has had to delay its grand opening until June. The museum is opening at Salem’s Municipal Airport…
Soldiering On Awards honours World War Two burns victims and Gurkhas
An awards ceremony in central London has taken place to honour veterans of war. [Via] In particular, the 2015 Soldiering On Awards has awarded World…
Guest blogger Geoff Moore: WHERE THE KGB BUGGED 60 HOTEL BEDROOMS TALLINN ESTONIA
Checking into a 400 plus room hotel what are the chances of getting the same room without you asking for a particular one? Most would say…
The beautiful Spitfire – in COLOUR!!!
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Alliedcountries during and after the…
10 insanely advanced German weapons of WWII – some you wouldn’t have heard of before!!!!
Towards the end of World War II, Nazi scientists and engineers were working on a number of destructive and innovative devices. The Germans were losing…
WWII ‘Pacific Theatre’ – two survivors share their experiences from the war
Like any other war, the Second World War brought us all levels of propaganda used by both sides. For the US marines, the Japanese were…
Ernie Pyle remembered for tales of soldiers’ lives in WWII
Ernie Pyle in 1945 [Via] A US war journalist, Ernie Pyle, made a name writing scores of columns about the life and times of frontline…
Dawn of chemical warfare commemorated
Tear gas casualties from the Battle of Estaires, April 10, 1918. [Via] 100 years ago this month poison chlorine gas was first used in a military…
A historical fake: The photo of Hitler walking out of prison
Documents from Hitlers time in Landsberg are to be auctioned on July 2 by the owner of a taxi company, who says his father discovered them…
Top 10 reasons why Hitler lost WWII
Adolf Hitler, a man who swept the Germans up to incredible victories, was also the main reason Germany ultimately lost the war. He refused to…
5 Soldiers who fought on even when the war was over or when the odds were against them
War is all about standing up for what you believe in, even if it eventually leads to your death. A real soldier fights till the…
Last-Gasp Jet Fighter Heinkel He 162
Partially completed Heinkel He-162 fighter jets sit on the assembly line in the underground factory at either Tarthun, Germany, or Hinterbrühl, Austria. This factory was…