Iconic American Colt Firearms Now Owned by a Czech Company
For almost one hundred and eighty years the Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Co. in Hartford, Connecticut has been one of the most famous gun manufacturing…
Unearthed ‘Tunnel Of Death’: The Excavation Of Winterberg Tunnel
War is an ugly business. The only redeeming reality for soldiers on the ground caught in fierce fighting is that, often, their deaths are mercifully…
Jewish Man Bequeaths 2 Million Euros to French Village That Hid His Family During the Holocaust
A Jewish man whose family survived the Holocaust thanks to the kindness of a village in southern France has left an estimated 2 million euros…
Remains of Heroic US Catholic Army Chaplain Identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) of the US Defense Department announced that they have identified the remains of Father Emil Kapaun. The Kansas native…
Researchers Recover More Artifacts from the Ship that Carried the Elgin Marbles
Archaeologists who are researching the shipwreck of the Mentor have retrieved more artifacts from the famous wreck including the leather sole of a shoe and…
The Battle Of Kursk: Operation Citadel
It is said that history belongs to the victors. In the example of World War II, obviously the victors were the Allied forces of Great…
Poignant photographs of the German invasion of Poland
On the 1st September 1939, the Nazi regime in Germany unleashed the horror of a Second World War on the planet by invading Poland. What…
Photographs of the Leningrad Siege 1941 – 1944
In the Middle Ages, laying siege to a castle or town was considered an excellent way of winning a battle. With the advent of modern…
The D-Day Battle at Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc is a popular tourist destination in the Normandy region of Northern France. It offers scenic views of the English Channel from atop…
36 Fiery Photographs of Flamethrowers Through the Ages
Over 1000 years ago the Greeks were the first to employ the tactic of hurling flames at their enemies and through the First and Second…
Operation Husky – The invasion of Sicily
Many people view the Invasion of Normandy as the most famous battle of World War II. That combat in France, during which thousands of soldiers…
One of the Biggest Air Battles in History – the Battle Of Britain in 38 Great Images
It may be almost impossible to imagine today, but not long before the Nazi campaign against Britain got underway, Hitler mused that England might capitulate…