A Sweeping History of the Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol
The Mauser C96 is a semi-automatic pistol that was built by the German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896–1937. The C96 gained fame in recent times…
ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – September 10th and 11th: The Canadian Triumph and the Anti-Climax:
September 10th and 11th: The Canadian Triumph and the Anti-Climax: The Bailey bridge was completed by the 8th Field Squadron, RCE, by 0600hrs on the…
New HBO series on Mighty Eighth Air Force cost 500 Million dollars!
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have joined forces to create a new 10 part TV series telling the story of World War Two’s bomber fleets.…
Luftwaffe Aces – German Aces of WWII
The Ace Fighter cult came to prominence during the First World War, which was the first conflict that utilized the use of aircraft in a…
Operation Tiger: Wheatcrofts German S130 Schnellboot was there…
The only known, surviving and seaworthy S-boot S-130, was built at the Johann Schlichting boatyard as hull number 1030 in Travemünde, on the Baltic Coast.…
WW2 Russian Tanks still in use in Europe
The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era,…
PRESS RELEASE: Bomber Command Heritage (BCH) has decided to shelve its plans for a BCH Education Centre
Dear all, With regret, and after much soul-searching, /Living-History Museum at the former RAF Bicester Aerodrome following the sale of the site by the MoD…
Kampfgruppe Peiper & the 1st SS Leibstandarte Division (Watch)
Great Tank footage here, also some film of Peiper, his Blowtorch Battalion and the Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division. Many men, soldiers, and supporters of…
The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 30th 1945
The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary on a…