Cold War-era airborne command center to be restored
The Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, is restoring one of the ‘Looking Glass’ aircraft, which were used during the Cold War as…
1000-Pound WWII Bomb Detonated Off Coast of Whitley Bay
https://www.youtube.com/v/OrLS2Kx-AdI Divers from the Royal Navy detonated a 1000-pound WWII bomb underwater about one-and-a-half miles off the coast of Whitley Bay Thursday, February 26. According to reports, the 1000-pound…
War Medals of the D-Day “Great Escaper” Bernard Jordan Up for Auction
The war medals worn by “Great Escaper” Bernard Jordan when he fled his carers so he could attend D-Day Landings’ 75th anniversary last year are to…
A FRENCH SOLDIER’S WAR DIARY 1914 – 1918 – Review by Wayne Osborne
A war diary by a French railwayman; this is a rare bird indeed. Although Henri Barbusse’s Under Fire and Anthony Clayton’s Paths of Glory spring…
Some of the most iconic Finnish photos from the battles of 1944 on the Karelian Isthmus by Bair Irincheev
The 30th Guards Tank Brigade (T-34-76 tanks) of Leningrad Front with attached heavy armour (SU-152 and JS-2 tanks) attacked Finnish positions in Ihantala Village…
The Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945 – Pictures from the Russian Archives
A selection of pictures from the Russian Archives Ria Novosti about what, the Russians call, the Great Patriotic War. Known in the west as the…
Fort Drum, the unsinkable concrete ‘battleship’ of Manila Bay
Anyone who pays a visit to Manila Bay will not easily forget the enchanting sight of the ruined concrete fort that looks as if it…
Maj. Tommy Macpherson, the “Kilted Killer” who tackled a Panzer division on his own! As a touch of class, would ride around the enemy country side in a black French car with a British flag attached to it
One of his most incredible exploits may be rushing a retreating German headquarters, under fire, in an ambulance and, in full Celtic regalia, convincing Gen. Botho…
America looks back on Vietnam War after 50 years
50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, the United States looks at how and whether it should commemorate America’s failed attempt to thwart…
Napoleon re-enactment commemorates 200th anniversary
A year of commemoration festivities has culminated in re-enactors making the same journey as Napoleon Bonaparte did 200 years ago from Elba to the French…
Cold War B-52 bomber restored to fly again
A B-52 bomber flown during the Cold War has been rescued from the US Air Force’s scrapyard in Tucson, Arizona, and renovated. The B-52 is…
Rising from the Ashes: The Landmarks Destroyed by WWII Bombings and Resurrected
In light of the recent commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany – one of the most controversial passages of the Second…