A Feast for Second World War Collectors
Price records were broken last week with the D-Day auction of all contents of the Normandy Tank Museum. The auction by Artcurial of Paris was…
Watch 92 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim Martin Run “Currahee!” – Amazing!
Jim “Pee Wee” Martin – An original “Toccoa Man” of Col. Sink’s 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division in WWII runs “Currahee Mountain” in Surrey,…
From the Tank Museum – The Awesome Tiger 131 (Watch)
The trend to design bigger and more powerful tanks is universal but the results are not always impressive. The requirement for a 45-ton tank was…
A Huge WW2 Naval Battle in the Pacific – But None Of The Ships Could See Each Other!
From the 4th to 8th of May 1942, the Japanese and American fleets in the Pacific made history. For the first time ever, a naval…
Fast Facts: America’s Newest Stealth Bomber
Aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman in winning the competition for a new strategic bomber, the B-21, has set to work on design and engineering for the…
5 Facts: Top American Rifle of World War Two – The M1 Garand!
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…
American Marine Who Survived Dreadful Injuries in The Korean War
Reading a work of fiction about combat experience in war can leave the reader feeling uncomfortable and disconcerted. Reading an actual account of wartime from…
Casualties of War – Ten of the Deadliest Conflicts in Human History
It goes without saying, war has been around forever. Since the beginning of recorded history, it’s estimated that between 315 million to more than 750…
The Assignment of a Lifetime – Secret Service Agent Transporting Incredibly Valuable Documents
It may have been the greatest assignment of Secret Service agent Harry E. Neal’s life. Neal had started his work day on December 26, 1941,…
The Four Kinds of Men Who Made Up Napoleon Bonaparte’s Great Conquering Army
The awesome power of the Napoleonic Empire was built on the blood and courage of millions of soldiers. Though Napoleon is remembered as an icon…
American World War 2 Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps
There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last. And given that…
The Tank Museum: Commemoration of 100 Years From The First Tank Attack In History
Exactly 100 years on from the first tank attack in history, The Tank Museum honored the memory of pioneering British tankers with a special appearance…