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4 Top Secret Nazi Weapons That Are Still Part Of Our Military Inventory

Ian Harvey

During World War Two Nazi research and development of military weapons, aircraft, vehicles and equipment took place on a massive scale. These projects were top…

Much More Than Code Talking – The Role of Native Americans in World War II

Native Americans made an enormous contribution to the World War II effort. Sadly, their involvement in the conflict is widely overlooked. Sometimes, they are portrayed…

The Car In Which Archduke Ferdinand Was Killed – By Geoff Moore

Geoff Moore

Getting as close up to key moments in history only occurs if you happen to be in the right or wrong place at the right…

23 Astonishing Images Of WW2 Nazi General Erwin Rommel and His Afrika Korps

The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent…

Major Cain, The One Man Tank Destroyer Who Was Awarded a VC For Actions At Arnhem

Major Robert Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross in the battle for Arnhem. He was the sole recipient, out of the five Victoria Crosses awarded during…

15 Cool B-29 Superfortress Facts!

Quickfire, 15 B-29 Superfortress facts that you may not know! 1) There were 3,970 B-29s produced between 1943 and 1946. 2) The B-29 was one…

The Four Phases Of The Battle of Britain Explained

History likes to paint Britain as the tiny country that, against all odds, somehow resisted the superior military might of Nazi Germany during WWII. But…

10 Myths About the Nazis (Watch)

Many myths have grown up around the infamous Nazi Party which led Germany into war, and plunged the world into global conflict. Some of these…

“They did their duty, and they did it thunderingly well” – The 22nd Cheshires at the WW1 Battle of Mons

By Cheshire Military Museum for War History Online The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. It was…

The Creek Indian War in Early 19th-Century America

Andrew Knighton

Battles do not have to be vast to be significant. The Creek Indian War, which took place from 1813 to 1814, was a hard fought…

The 92-Year Old US Pacific War Veteran Who Travels America Teaching Young People To Learn From History

Retired Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin is a man on a mission, and that mission is to speak to young people across America about…

The Awesome Power of Charlemagne, Who Built His Empire and Conquered Half of Europe

Andrew Knighton

How many kings can say that their name was emblazoned across the map? The most successful ruler ever seen in Dark Age Europe, Charlemagne –…