Today in War History
· 1908, Otto Skorzeny is born
· 1924, George H. W. Bush is born
· 1929, Anne Frank is born
· 1942, Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday
· 1944, 101st Airborne Division secures Carentan
· 1987, Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall
Featured
Somerset’s Historic Helicopters is Dedicated to Bringing ‘War Birds’ Back to Life!
· The Unique British Hotel With World War II-Era Pillboxes On Its Property
· Before Serving in the White House, Jimmy Carter Made a Name for Himself in the US Navy
· Why Does NORAD Track Santa Claus?
Guest Authors
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda
· The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day
· Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary
· St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies
World War 2
· £100,000 Donation Boosts Museum’s King Tiger Restoration Project
· Sniper vs Trumpeter: The Normandy Orchard Solo That Stopped a Bullet
· They Fought for a Country That Refused to Fight for Them: The Double V Campaign and America’s Segregated WWII Army
· Ireland’s Secret WWII Bid to Team Up With Germany: Operation Dove
· Before the Blitz, Britain’s Forgotten WWII Pet Massacre Killed 750,000 Pets
Military Vehicles
The Tank Museum Announces More Guest Vehicles for TANKFEST 2026
· The Supersonic President: George W. Bush and the Dangerous “Deuce”
· The Tank Museum Releasing Guide to the Daimler Ferret
· The Tank Museum Continuing Major Restoration Work on King Tiger V2
Vietnam War
