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The Battle of Monte Cassino and the Breaking of the Gustav Line

Colin Fraser

The main fixture of these nearly insurmountable defenses that General Sir Harold Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy threw the bulk of his…

This Man Builds A Short Stirling WWII Bomber In His Garden Shed!

Many gentlemen tinker in garages and build or restore old vehicles.  Of the thousands who share this hobby, one must stand out as being completely…

3 Top Japanese Fighter Aces

David Herold

While the Allies and the Axis powers all had their own strong aircraft support, the pilots sitting behind their control panels had skill and expertise…

B-24 ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Finally Discovered in 1958

The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…

Fought Japanese in China When 15, Then Franco in Spain and In WWII Europe, Killed 6 Germans and Took 2 POW During a Heroic Charge, Awarded MoH in 1997

Jeff Edwards

One look at the life of Medal of Honor recipient Edward Allen Carter and it doesn’t take you long to realize that this was a…

P.1000 Ratte – Paper tiger or supertank?

As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed. Hitler felt invincible throughout the first two years of the war. He was…

Four Surprisingly Deadly Battles of the 20th Century

The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient…

A Drone Flew Over Auschwitz, What It Recorded Will Chill You to the Bone

This chilling drone video was shot by the BBC and shows the enormity of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as it is today – over 70…

The Tide Turns – One Battle Ended the Seemingly Unstoppable Mongol Invasion

Malcolm Higgins

There are few military forces more infamous and renowned in history than the Mongolian armies of the 13th Century. They swept through Asia and into…

We ask who won the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War

In the late evening hours of January 30, 1968, the Vietnamese New Year began. This annual celebratory event, known as Tet, signaled the coming of…

Russia’s New Tank Fleet

The new T-14 Armata tank is considered by many analysts to be the most advanced tank Russia has ever produced and a match for the…

JUTLAND 1916 The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield – Review by Mark Barnes

A hundred years ago the greatest naval battle of the First World War took place when the British and German fleets clashed in the North…