German Panzer Relics Recovered in Europe
During World War II when Bulgaria joined the Axis powers in fighting the Soviet Union, they were given some 97 German Panzer IV tanks, about…
Gestapo impostor tricked Nazi sympathizers in WWII
British citizens sympathetic to the Nazi cause and willing to pass on intelligence during World War II never suspected that Jack King wasn’t a Gestapo…
For sale: Focke Wulf FW-190D-9 $650,000
This aircraft has been restored to static condition. FW 190 D9 WNr. 400616, formerly flown by Uffz. Koch of the famous JG 54 “Greenhearts”. This…
For sale: Douglas DC-3C/C-47 $229,000
Aircraft History This Douglas C-47-DL is the oldest surviving ex-RAF Dakota transport. February 13, 1943 – Completed at Long Beach, California factory under USAAF Contract…
WWII Wreckage Riders – Surviving the crash
What do you think your odds of surviving are if you are shot down at 24,000 feet? If you said slim to none, you’d be…
Jeep in a crate $50! -the legend and the truth.
A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…
MUST READ – Commander Rudder (2nd Rangers) 10 years later – I Took My Son to Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach
FROM HISTORIES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS PREPARED BY THE ARMY HISTORICAL DIVISION. – By W. C. HEINZ Thank you to our friends at OldMagazineArticles.com for…
Angels of Mercy: Two Screaming Eagle Medics in Angoville-au-Plain on D-Day
The story of two 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle Medics on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. In Angoville-au-Plain, a small village between Utah Beach and Carentan, two…
2013: TIGER IN THE TANK – Historians Find Body Of German War Hero Kurt Knispel
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…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 13: Finishing off
The finishing touches are of course all the stowage, markings and such. I enjoy making the vehicle as complete as possible and the challenge of…
War History Online, at the Houses of Parliament
Winston Churchill said “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” We wonder what the great man would make of War History Online showing up…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 12: The Turret
Next thing to do is the turret. As with most restorations, the first thing to do is dismantle it. As previously mentioned, the breech ring…