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American WW2 Sniper Rifles: The M1 Garand Versus The Springfield (Watch)

In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…

The British Royal Family In WW2 – The Future Queen Put On Plays To Raise Money For The War Effort

Jack Beckett

On Thursday, April 21st, 2016, Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. The Queen remains both the oldest and the…

Check Out This Oscar-Winning 1943 Disney Animation – Donald Duck in “Der Fuehrer’s Face”

One of the best examples of American propaganda during World War II was a cartoon featuring Donald Duck at work in a factory operated by…

Armed To The Teeth And Able To Shelter Thousands: Epic Drone Footage Of FLAK Towers in Berlin!

Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of three huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These towers…

Amazing Rare Footage of The Heavy German Tiger Tank – Feared On The Battlefields of WW2

The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the tank which was most feared by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that…

Heavy Tank Profile: One of The Most Effective Tanks of WW2 – The King Tiger

Following the fearsome Tiger I, its successor brought on even more armor and firepower. Even though Tiger II was only operational during a brief period…

The Mighty Japanese Battleship Musashi – The Launch that Flooded Nagasaki

It was one of the biggest ships to ever ply the seas and ensure Japan’s conquest of the Asia-Pacific region during WWII. It was so…

The American Historian Who Took On A Holocaust Denier – Her Story Has Been Made Into A Movie

Deborah Lipstadt is a historian whose recent book, History on Trial, has been made into the movie, Denial. Ask her whether Holocaust denial is still…

Numerous Medals for Gallant Service Presented to US Pacific War Veteran’s Sister After 70 years

The family of a long-deceased American soldier, Lexie Lee Lillard, received not just one but many medals last Wednesday at Jay, Kentucky for his service…

World War II Veterans Return To The Skies With A Commemorative Flight On A Rare B-17 Bomber

For the two World War II veterans, their recent flight in a B-17G was nothing like those they experienced almost three-quarters of a century ago.…

This 81-Year-Old Japanese-American US Army Veteran Is Educating the Young About WW2 Internment

“It makes no difference if he is an American citizen or not. He’s still Japanese … I don’t want any of them here. They are…

The War Reporter Who Brought World War II Home To Americans And Died In The Line Of Duty

Ernie Pyle was a war correspondent from Indiana in World War II. On December 1, 1942, on assignment in Algiers, he wrote: “Life is completely…