Bringing Home The 8 Million Boys After WWII; Operation Magic Carpet
Victory in Europe – what happens next? After victory had been declared in Europe and the Second World War had come to an end with…
When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank, They Nearly Went Nuclear
In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…
The Death of Grand Master Ulrich, and the Beginning of the End for the Teutonic Knights
For more than two hundred years the might of the Order of Teutonic Knights had been steadily growing. It was forged in 1190, in the…
Classic skills and virtual discovery – The Tank Museum looks to a new generation
An apprentice scheme and a push into the virtual world will put a new generation at the heart of The Tank Museum’s future. With its…
Buyer from Argentina spends over €600,000 at Auction of Nazi Memorabilia
The Hermann Historica auction house in Munich has held a controversial auction of Nazi memorabilia. The sale, which included a military-style jacket worn by Hitler,…
Movie Denial on Legal Battle For Historical Truth Against David Irving Might Be An Award Contender
The acclaimed book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier,” has been made into a film. The film, DENIAL, recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s…
After More Than Seven Decades, A Missing WWII Marine Was Found
It was 1943, on a Pacific Island, when Private First Class James B. Johnson died in the second world war. However, it was only very…
Your Chance to Fly a Massive Martin Mars World War II Aircraft
A company on Vancouver Island is providing a rare opportunity to fly the world’s largest water bomber, the World War II-era Martin Mars. The Ultimate…
Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans
Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…
The Philadelphia Experiment: The US Navy’s secret invisibility research program?
What kind of technologies do the governments and militaries of the world possess? What highly classified project have the public been blissfully unaware of? Anti-gravity?…
This Man Refused To Salute Hitler, And Here Is Why
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
Saddam’s Secret Super Gun – Project Babylon
Project Babylon was an Iraqi code name for the construction of a supergun, commissioned by Sadam Hussein in 1988. The engineer in charge of the…