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The Last Flight to Kuwait – How British Airways Flight 149 Passengers & Crew Became Saddam Hussein’s Human Shields

Heather Fishel

The sounds of gunfire, of bombs exploding and military combat. Unknown hotel rooms, military and industrial sites, and an abandoned airport. Sudden, random acts of…

The Truth Behind the Movie: The Hunt for Red October

Nikola Budanovic

The “Hunt for the Red October” was first written by a famous spy-genre novelist, Tom Clancy in 1984. In 1990, the book was turned into…

Sparta’s Hoplite Warriors: The Most Influential Ancient Military Force

Today, many individuals connect Sparta with a few movies and then dismiss the influential historical city as something of little importance. However, Sparta’s strict military…

The Fokker Scourge: Imperial Germany’s Secret Weapon in the First World War

When World War 1 Broke out in 1914, most nations were ill-equipped for a sustained aerial war. The Treaty of Madrid, in 1911, outlined aircraft…

The Tragedy Of The Russian Submarine “Kursk” – A Naval Disaster For Russia In The Year 2000

The Kursk submarine disaster was the largest naval tragedy ever to happen in the Russian Federation during peacetime.  The country had been experiencing a lot of…

Amazing Footage of Restored WW2 Planes ME 262 & FW 190 on Display!

Here you will see two restored planes, the ME262 and FW190, take part in an amazing air display at the 2013 Canadian Wartime Heritage Airshow…

Video From The Weapon Hunter – Testing to Find Out What Was the Best US WWII Sniper Rifle

Joris Nieuwint

In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…

Canadian WWII Soldier Missing for 70 Years Found Buried in Belgian Field

Kenneth Donald Duncanson, a private in the Canadian Army, was reported missing in action on September 17, 1944. He was fighting in Belgium to gain…

Britain’s Princess Anne Travels to Russia to Commemorate the Bravery of WW2 Arctic Convoy Sailors

Struggling to remove heavy ice off the decks of your ship while it is dangerously rolling in the icy waters of the Arctic is neither…

Veterans and Vehicle Enthusiasts Rally Round to Restore 95-Year-Old American War Hero’s 1967 Mustang

Ladies, we are told, bond with their cats, men are more likely to be crazy about their sport, but the real love of some men’s…

100 Years After The Battle of Jutland, Coincidence Reveals A Story Of Heroic Rescue Against All Odds

It is quite remarkable how strange and wonderful coincidences do occur, such as, for example, the ones experienced by 77-year-old David Morgan. David had known…

We Pick Our Top 10 Funniest Scenes from War Movies

Damian Lucjan

Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present to you a list of 11 funny scenes from War Movies! As we all know, war is brutal, sad,…