Rachel Weisz Played Historian In ‘Denial’ Movie – Then Discovered A WW2 Connection To Her Character
When the actress Rachel Weisz met the real historian Deborah Lipstadt, she hardly suspected that Deborah knew the person responsible for spiriting her parents out…
The Killing Fields of Wiltshire
By Geoff Moore: www.thetraveltrunk.net Zeroing in on central Wiltshire, England for a weekend escape to the country has opened my eyes to a time in history that…
A C-5 Galaxy Air Launches An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Watch)
The ICBM, or Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, is a nuclear weapon designed to destroy entire cities. Fortunately, they have never before been used in war. They…
Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace
Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…
The Untold Heroism Of The WW2 B-17 Gunners (Watch)
The B-17 Flying Fortress was the iconic airplane of the WWII era. It was a four-engine heavy bomber that was offered to the US Army…
Don’t Miss This Video: 101st Airborne Award Ceremony Carentan, June 1944
Watch the 101st Airborne Division Silver Star awards ceremony, which took place on 20 June 1944 at the Place De La République in Carentan, France.…
Assembling and Launching A V-2 Rocket – The First Long-Range Ballistic Missiles (Watch)
The V-2 rockets were the first ever successful long-range guided ballistic missiles. In a lack of effective long-range strategic bombers, the Nazis turned to constructing…
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
First the stewards and then the riot squad had been unable to deal with the supporters when trouble flared on the stands, and eventually, after…
Firing Rounds In Texas – A 1919 Browning Automatic Rifle – Locked On Full Auto
The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…
Know Your Ally – This Is How American Soldiers Were Prepared For Life In Britain (Watch)
In order to overcome cultural differences, the United States War Department and Signal Corps produced a series of documentaries that compared US citizens and their…
7 Facts About The Grand Old Duke of York: A British Military Reformer
The grand old Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them…
The Shetland Bus – Escape, Survival & Adventure To Keep Norwegian Resistance In The Fight
Europe during the Second World War was a bleak place; German forces invaded Norway on the 9th of April, 1940, and as the country was…