The End of an Era as Volkswagen Produces Final Beetle
The end of an era as the last Volkswagen Beetle was driven off of the production line in Puebla, Mexico. Originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche…
WW2 Germany’s Abandoned “Highway” For Stolen Gold
Stories about the Third Reich continue to fascinate and make headlines long after the death of Hitler at the conclusion of the Second World War.…
Graf Spee’s 1/4 Ton Eagle Causing Controversy In South America – Again
Graf Spee’s eagle is once again in the news, and once again their notorious legacy is causing controversy. The government of Uruguay has in its…
DUKW – Want to Own a Piece of History?
For those eagle eyed military buffs, you would have spotted a WWII DUKW hiding under this exterior body. This vehicle was purchased with a view…
Dame Vera Lynn: Forces Sweet Heart Still smiling at 102
Dame Vera Lynn: A lot of British and American stars made a point of heading overseas to entertain the troops during the Second World War,…
Unexploded WW2 Bombs Beneath The Ruins of Pompeii
Pompeii was an important part of the Roman Empire, a key city that was struck by molten lava when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.,…
PBY Wreck Found in Irish lake
PBY Catalina: Most of the important relics and artifacts from World War II have long since been refurbished, restored and placed in history museums to…
Hand-Sized Drone Latest In Warfare Technology
Drone: Countries around the globe are ceaseless pursuers of the latest and greatest warfare technologies. It was once a case of “bigger is better” —…
Two German Army Groups Cut Apart – Latvia 1944
Latvia 1944: A closer look at the Red Army Operation Bagration and German Army Operation Doppelkopf The car was rumbling over the bumpy dusts roads,…
Al Majar Al Kabir – Taking Back the Town, It Wasn’t Pretty
Al Majar Al Kabir: By the time I arrived in Kuwait at the end of May 2003, the war in Iraq was declared over and…
WW2 Bomb Suddenly Explodes in German Field Leaving Giant Crater
WW2 Bomb: Germany still suffers echoes of its dark Nazi past 80 years ago, when Adolf Hitler led the country to war and created a…
Marshall Islands: Dome Covering Nuclear Waste Starting to Crack
Marshall Islands – Science fiction writers have made countless plot lines out of an earth destroyed by mankind’s greed and lack of foresight. Many books,…