Conflict Was Rife After The Fall Of The USSR
The Soviet Union officially ceased to exist on December 26, 1991, 74 years after its inception in 1917. The fall of the Union left the…
Brilliant Lego Animation of the WW2 Battle of Arnhem!
This brilliant Lego animation shows the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden. This battle started on September 17th, 1944 and endured till September…
The First North Korean Pilot To Defect – Taking His MiG-15 With Him
It was September 1953, the war in Korea had ended almost two months previously, the ceasefire had been signed and adhered to by both sides.…
The Surrender of the Last Two German U-boats in WW2
Throughout the Second World War, U-boats played a critical role in Germany’s warfare strategy. This was especially so during the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted…
Hollywood’s Version of the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea (Watch)
By 1944, the Japanese knew they were losing. With so many of their experienced fighter pilots dead and too many inexperienced ones taking their place,…
The One Man Demolition Squad Who Destroyed Six Enemy Positions Single-Handed
Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…
The Employees of the Danzig Post Office Fought the Germans For 15 Hours During the Invasion of Poland Before They Were Captured
In 1939, it was obvious that Nazi Germany was on the war path. Austria had been annexed just a year earlier, and so also was the…
U-571: A Movie Which Was Fiction Almost To The Point Of Insult
For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…
Stunning Drone Footage Of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall Towers On Guernsey
The Channel Islands were amongst the most heavily fortified parts of the Atlantic Wall. On 20 October 1941, Hitler signed a directive which was to…
The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the US Pacific Fleet That Could Carry & Repair Battleships and Aircraft Carriers
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
The WW2 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka – Fast Facts, Cool Pics, Vintage Video!
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
The Autobahn Airfields of The Cold War: Landing A10 Warthogs, Hercules’ and Fighters On A Highway!
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…