B-29: Phosphorus burned through his flesh to the bone. His body on fire, he stumbled into the cockpit
The most amazing story. Henry Eugene “Red” Erwin, Sr., (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and…
LOVE IT!! 16 WWII ‘Facts’ That Just Aren’t True…..
There are a lot of myths about World War II, just as there are about any other epic event. Some are half-baked. Some are based…
STOP PRESS. Rudders Pointe du Hoc landing craft found & now in restoration!
It’s not often you walk around a military fair and someone taps you on the shoulder and then says “Pssst….. want to know a secret?”…
Before bombs: pilots dropped these steel arrows on the enemy.
French pilots used to drop arrows (Flechettes) from their aircraft, and upon hitting a surprised soldier down below could puncture his body from head to…
What?!!! Yes a nuclear tank – Chrysler TV-8
In the 1950s, Chrysler designed the Chrysler TV-8 tank. It was an exciting concept at the time, as it was envisioned as a nuclear-powered tank…
The Horten 229 V3 “Flying Wing” – Amazing Image Collection
The Horten Ho 229 is generally known by a few unique names. The plane was called the H.IX, by the Horten Brothers. The identity Ho…
Dan Snow – WATCH LIVE recovering a Spitfire, streaming now!
What better way to mark the anniversary than by digging up a Spitfire, the majestic British interceptor that became the symbol of Britain’s struggle…
Top 7 German Panzer aces
Kurt Knispel is considered to be the world’s greatest tank ace. The German war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in World War…
The massive USS Alabama – bet you haven’t seen all these images before???
The USS Alabama (BB-60) is a South Dakota Class Battleship, launched on April 16, 1942. It served during World War II in both the Pacific…
FOR SALE: A D-Day tug boat
This very special vessel is a small piece of British, French and American maritime history. She was first commissioned for the British Admiralty as TID174…
Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible’ then & now’ pictures of WWII
Haunting images take you on a trip of time travel, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings. You can follow Adam Surreys work on Facebook: Ghosts…
32 sad, tragic but fascinating colorised images of WWII
Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colourisation. The beauty of these colourised images is that colour, allows you…