Dramatic Original Footage of American D-Day Landings At Omaha Beach (Watch)
Original, dramatic footage of the Normandy invasion which took place on June 6th, 1944. This footage follows the American soldiers as they begin the liberation…
Fast Facts – History of the Hand Grenade – An Essential Infantry Weapon In Modern Warfare
Hand grenades play an important part in modern war as lightweight and hard-hitting infantry weapons. But their development hasn’t been a steady one, and for…
Incredible Heroism Of Carrier Deck Crews Rescuing Trapped Pilots (Watch)
The unsung heroes of the aircraft carrier battles in the Pacific theater are without a doubt the deck crewmen. Working tirelessly to repair and prepare…
Reconditioned American B-29 Bomber ‘Doc’ Makes A Full One-Hour Test Flight
Besides the small problem with a landing gear motor the second flight of ‘Doc,’ a Second World War B-29 bomber, finished its second flight recently…
Veteran Served As Medic in Post-WWII Germany
John Fulenwider was an Army medic after World War II. Although he had little actual training in medicine, it was his task to care for…
Vintage Planes: Dornier Do 335 Pfeil – The Fastest Piston-Engine Fighter of WWII
Air power first became a significant part of warfare during WWI, but it was in WWII that it came to the forefront. Long range bombing…
Amazingly Preserved T-34 Tank With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)
In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…
Get Ready To Be Happy – This Low-Flying Lancaster Bomber Will Make Anyone’s Day (Watch)
Watch the Canadian Warplane Heritage Center Lancaster “Vera” making an incredible low pass, be sure to turn up the volume! The Avro Lancaster flown by…
Watch: This Is What Carpet Bombing Looks Like From The Bomb Bay
In this video a United States B-52 Stratofortress jet bomber is carpet bombing an uninhabited island used as a target with 45 M117 bombs during an…
The British Fighting The Argentinians In The Falklands War – “It Was A Very Close-Run Thing”
Looking back at history, the outcome of the Falklands War is seen by on by many as a foregone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, it…
Light Machine Guns During WW2 And Beyond – The British Bren Gun vs The German MG 34 Spandau (Watch)
The light machine gun was an important weapon of World War II. Designed to support infantry, it could be carried and operated by a single…
The Ingenious Ancient Romans Used Mining Operations To Mercilessly Break Siege Defenses
The Romans were the great masters of siegecraft in the ancient world. With their combination of military and engineering prowess, they were experts at building…