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Watch Massive 72 Ton Jagdtigers Surrender in Germany, 1945

The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…

Pokémon Go Craze Invades Museums, Memorials & Cemeteries

Pokémon Go is a certified phenomenon. It is the number one app on both the iPhone App Store and Google Play. In the game, players…

Recreated WW1 trench at Powis Castle

One of the many exhibitions and memorials to commemorate the battle of the Somme can be found at Powis Castle, which is situated near Welshpool…

Mein Kampf royalties to go to Holocaust survivors

In 1923, Adolph Hitler wrote his infamous tome, “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle), while in jail for his part in the Beer Hall Putsch, a failed…

Tankfest 2016 – TANKED UP AGAIN!

After last year there was some doubt the WHO team would be invited back to the Tank Museum for Tankfest. Some people have short memories!…

Charles the Bold, Burgundy’s Flawed Reforming Warlord

Andrew Knighton

Charles the Bold was a man who could have changed the face of Europe. Inheriting the Valois duchy of Burgundy in 1467, he was one…

How The Iranians Captured 10 US Sailors In January 2016

In January 2016, Iran made a public display of its internal bickering. On the one side were the moderates who wanted to open up to…

Did You Know? Richard Bong, USA’s Ace of Aces, Was Killed in A Test Flight

The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…

Refusing To Abandon The Wounded, Chaplain Emil Kapaun Remained Behind to Care for His Men and Died in a Korean POW Camp

Jeff Edwards

He didn’t carry a weapon, he wasn’t there to fight, but that didn’t stop chaplain Emil Kapaun from earning the nation’s highest military honor for…

Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures

Not everyone was happy when the First World War ended, and it was not just the Germans, who were severely punished for their role in…

5 Secret Military Bases in Unbelievable Places (Watch)

A missile base buried under the ice, mysterious Japanese submarine bases in Mexico, a Nazi weather station in Canada, a secret Japanese WWII town in…

Killing The Fuhrer: The Many Attempts on Hitler’s Life Before WWII

One of the most hated men in the history of humanity survived many attempts on his life during his 12-year reign. Even though Adolf Hitler…