Spitfires Helped Lead the Way to Supersonic Flight
What U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager achieved, on October 14, 1947, had long been considered impossible. In his Bell X-1 rocket plane, he became the…
Couple’s Quest to Thank Every Fallen Commonwealth Soldier of World War I
Steve and Nancy Binks of Colwyn Bay – Conway, in the UK – set off with a trailer in 2012. This was not a typical…
Rare Japanese Bomber Goes On Display At Pacific Aviation Museum
There were three different types of Japanese aircrafts that rained down bombs on Pearl Harbor in the early morning of December 7, 1941. The Nakajima…
Jelly Belly Family Sued After Man Died In WWII Tank Accident
A family reunion for the owners of the Jelly Belly Candy Company turned tragic when a guest was killed by a World War II-era High…
5 Of The Bloodiest and Most Devastating Sieges We Tend To Neglect
Siege of Suiyang (757) Up to 100,000 Killed Or Eaten The rebel army of Yan fought against the Chinese Tang army in an attempt to…
The Battle of Omdurman: The High-water Mark of British Imperialism
All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…
Did You Know? The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish
Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,…
2000: T-34 With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)
During the Second World War, German soldiers made the surprising decision to deliberately drive a tank into a marshy lake and then abandon it. However,…
The Infamous Battle of the Somme
One of the most destructive events of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme was a 142-day campaign including a series of smaller…
The Daring Bruneval Raid To Capture German Radar Technology
One of the most important raids in the Second World War was the British raid on Bruneval in occupied France. Its aim was to steal…
The Surprising Civil War History of Cinco de Mayo
While Cinco de Mayo today is known to many in the U.S. as a day for drinking, the history of the holiday goes back to…
Chinese “Band of Brothers” TV Series to be Set in Korean War
Zhan Shigang was at an event promoting the Chinese TV series he is acting in, The 38th Parallel. The series is set during the Korean…