D-Day 75: Jumping Into Normandy, One Man’s Journey
D-Day 75 is without doubt going to be the biggest anniversary of the invasion to date and the world is pulling out all stops to…
Aircraft Carriers: Images of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific
The monster aircraft carriers. Since the beginnings of maritime combat, it was the battleship that commanded naval warfare. Whether they were the galleys of the…
Saving Private Ryan: Surprising Facts About Spielberg’s Epic
Saving Private Ryan is considered by some to be one of the top 10 war films of all time. Steven Spielberg’s 1998 movie, starring Tom…
Nashorn Restoration Update – Help From The Weald Foundation
A few weeks ago disaster struck the Nashorn Restoration Project, the team had devoted their free time and a lot of money to their beloved…
Robots: Armed, Boats & Drones Could Render The Tank Obsolete
Robots on the battlefield – in April 2019, for the first time, armed robotic vehicles were part of a British Royal Marines war game assault.…
War Garbage: Philippines Threaten War with Canada over Trash
Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, has threatened a war against Canada. At the core of the diplomatic tension is trash. Over 100 shipping…
Grave Hunter Brings 70 Finnish War Dead Home From Russia For Burial
The egregious death toll of soldiers who lost their lives during the Second World War is staggering; millions of men in the Allied Forces died…
Panther Roars Into Action Ready for Militrack 2019
The engine grinds into action followed by a mixture of white and black exhaust fumes that burst from the rear of the Panther tank. Slowly,…
Alex Kershaw’s Latest Book, ‘The First Wave’ Available Today
What was it like to land on D-Day in the deadliest place? Over many years, I’ve read a fair few accounts of the hell that…
The Time 30,000 People Perished in a War Because of an Ear!
Despite the so-called Peace of Utrecht at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain and Spain frequently found themselves in conflict between…
150,000 Men, 900 Ships: Excavation Reveals Size of Antony & Cleopatra’s Fleet
In the years that followed, Antony was busy – he defeated the assassins who had despatched Caesar and later struck up a romance with the…
As Australian As Mascots Get: Kangaroos In WWI & WWII
Other uniquely Australian animals and birds were smuggled by troops to the Egyptian and other First World War fronts, such as wallabies, kookaburras, koalas, and…