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The Warship That Fired The First Shots Of WWI

Stuck into a muddy river bank, somewhere in Serbia, lies an old, derelict gravel barge. Rusted, useless, and over 100 years old it has limited…

The Belfast Blitz That Destroyed 55,000 Homes In World War Two

Ian Harvey

New research carried out has shown the extent of the ill-preparedness of Belfast in Northern Ireland, during the Second World War. The city was left…

The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters Were Up Against 10,000 Chinese Soldiers

Ian Harvey
Glorious Glosters

Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets.  This right was earned in…

Firing German Second World War Weaponry – The MG42 Machine Gun

MG42 Machine Gun

This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…

B-29 Kee Bird, Frozen in Time For 50 Years, She Was Almost Rescued (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

The US Air Force’s B-29 Kee Bird was a Superfortress class aircraft. This craft belonged to the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron. This craft was stranded following…

Breathtaking Drone Footage Flying Over The First World War Battlefields Of Verdun

In this Drone footage by Gauthier Lefebvre we will take a look at battle for Verdun as we’ve never seen it before. We fly over trenches, inside…

Top 10 Movie Snipers – Reality Was Not Part Of The Selection Process!

Joris Nieuwint

A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…

Massive US Submarines Breaking Through Ocean of Ice in the Arctic (Watch)

Check out the Video of the US Navy Submarine USS Hartford emerging from ice during the ICEX 2016. The U.S. Navy’s ICEX, or Ice Exercise,…

Amazing Story: One Of The Toughest, Most Skilled American Snipers In Vietnam

Carlos Hathcock was a genuine Vietnam War hero and an undisputed legend in the U.S. Marine Corps for his exploits in southeast Asia. With a…

Stunning Color Footage Of The Battle of the Bulge in the Second World War

Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a line, 88 miles long, was drawn by Allied officers throughout the Ardennes region. The Ardennes lies in…

Incredible 1939 Color Footage Of HMS Hood At Sea

Here is some extremely cool color footage of HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was the only one of the…

Britain’s WWII Heavy Assault Tank – The Tortoise (watch)

The British designed a tank especially for use in World War 2, the Heavy Assault Tank aka Assault Gun aka the Tortoise. However, this tank…