World War One Howitzer Gun Displayed at Australian War Memorial
A rare World War One Howitzer gun is being put on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as part of the Australian capital’s…
1950s Pinnacle of Nuclear Testing – Atomic Annie the Nuclear Artillery Cannon
In the early 1950s, nuclear weapons development and nuclear testing was a key priority for the US and the Soviet Union. It was a race…
New Search for Missing RAF Air Crew
A new search has been instigated by the families of missing RAF air crew members whose plane crashed in northern Germany during World War Two…
Napoleon’s Fate Could Have Been in America
After Napoleon was defeated by the British and Allied troops at the Battle of Waterloo in the early 1800s, he was forced to abdicate his…
The Kamikazi V1 Meant to Destroy London
There is much to be said about the mind of Hitler. He was certainly a madman with insanely ingenious ideas that shored up his short-lived…
Fake Trees of WWI that Spied on and Killed Enemy Troops
Man’s ingenuity would reach new heights when it started to successfully deploy killer camouflage In 1916, a soldier in WWI could expect to wake up…
Exhibition to Showcase 500 Years of English War History
Military artefacts and regalia from more than 500 years of English war history will be on display at a new exhibition at Smithills Hall in…
Mass Japanese War Grave Uncovered on a Pacific island
Japanese soldiers from World War Two were buried in a mass war grave on the small Pacific Island of Peleliu at the end of the fighting. The…
Greek Demands for WWII Reparations Rejected by Germany
Few nations have been more picked on in modern history than Germany. After it’s defeat in WWII, it was divided up by victorious Allied nations…
Missing German soldiers to be given proper burials
German soldiers who were missing and buried in the devastation of one of the last battles of World War Two are being recovered and given…
Poppy-shaped maze commemorates World War troops
In commemoration of the centenary of World War One and the 70th anniversary of World War Two an Australian farming couple have created a maze…
Commander Clive Gwinner: Sea Captain and Submarine Hunter
On February 25th, 2015 a collection of seven medals that had been fairly won will be going up for auction. The collection was that of…