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Sam Mendes: A faulty Lighter Meant Having to Film a Whole New Sequence

Ian Harvey

When Sam Mendes was a little boy, he heard a story told by his Grandpa Alfred about his time in the trenches in World War…

Grumman TBF Revealed in Amazing Seabed Images

Ian Harvey

Seventy-seven years after it plunged into the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, the wreckage of a Grumman TBF Avenger has been revealed in fantastic…

Documents Show Japan Asked for One Sex Slave for Every 70 Soldiers in WW2

Ian Harvey

Kyodo News service reviewed 23 documents from WW2 which shed more light on the Japanese  government’s involvement in obtaining “comfort women” during that war. “Comfort…

Poland to Recover Jewish Gravestones From WW2 Lake

Ian Harvey

Plans for Lake Rusałka in Poland began in 1939 and construction began in 1941. Construction took 16 months. During that time, this region of Poland…

American WWII Resistance Worker Dame Mary Barraco Dead at 96

Ian Harvey

Dame Mary Barraco moved to Renaix, Belgium with her mother when she was just seven years old. She was a good student and was studying…

French Couple Discovered WWII Cache of Weapons Hidden in Their Home

Ian Harvey

A couple who were remodeling their home in the Burgundy region of France in 2017 found an unexpected surprise in the walls, a cache of…

Supermarine: Call For Investors & Enthusiasts to Help Rebuild an Aviation Legend

Ian Harvey

There is nothing quite like the romance of flight to make folks wax lyrical and the Supermarine S.5 has inspired poetic souls to great heights…

Classic ’80s War Movies That Show Just How Great Cinema Used to Be

R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket' + Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne in 'Gallipoli' + Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias in 'Platoon'

While the ’80s wasn’t all about action-buddy movies and teen comedies, there were a lot of war films made throughout decade, as well. It’s easy…

Eagle Recovered From the Graf Spee is Going to Auction $26 Million

Ian Harvey

The latest item that may soon be up for auction is the large 360 kg bronze Nazi eagle that was recovered from the battleship Graf…

Tank Museum tank in WW1 Film Epic ‘1917’

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The new film 1917, written and directed by Sir Sam Mendes and released today, features The Tank Museum’s WW1 Mark II Tank. The Mark II…

Militracks 2020 The Jadgpanther is in Attendance

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Overloon, Netherland, (January 8th, 2020). Militracks is an event at The Overloon War Museum in The Netherland. The event takes place on 16/17 May, and…

SAS Legend who Rescued Hostages in 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege Dies

Ian Harvey

Tom MacDonald passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. MacDonald is best known as a former SAS member who was…