The Russian AK-47 Versus The American M16 – Testing Two Of The Most Iconic Post-WW2 Rifles (Watch)
The AK-47 and the M16 were two of the most important rifles of the period following the Second World War. The AK-47, often known as…
Stunning Time-Lapse Of Aircraft Carrier Being Built With Massive Lego-Like Pieces
This video shows amazing time-lapse footage of the HMS Prince of Wales, which is a Queen Elizabeth-Class aircraft carrier, being assembled much like Lego blocks.…
When The Mighty Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany Slipped Beneath The Waves (Watch)
The USS Oriskany had a long and varied time in service before it finally found its resting place as an artificial reef. Named after a battle…
Geologist May Have Found Exact Route Hannibal Used To Cross The Alps-Following a Trail of Dung
In 218 BC, Hannibal marched an army consisting of soldiers, mules, horses and elephants from Spain, over the Alps, and into Italy to attack the…
10 Strange Facts About Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill may be most well known for his time spent as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, but he contributed…
The Leftover Coded Messages Of WWII: Why It Took Decades To Solve Secret German Messages
Though World War II ended more than half a century ago, not all of the mysteries of that time in history have been solved. Questions…
George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed and Eaten By The Japanese in WWII
In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo.…
Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards
Up until 1942, guards at concentrations camps within Adolf Hitler’s Empire were primarily male. That all changed in 1942 when the first female guards were appointed…
Why the Rosenbergs Were Executed
On April 5th, 1951, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. He called them traitors who put “into the hands of the…
They Flew A Drone Over The D-Day Beaches – The Result Is Simply Stunning
D-Day, June 6th 1944. Operation Neptune, the D-Day landings, saw thousands of Allied soldiers land on five beaches that are now forever engraved in military…
Exploring and Looting Hitlers House, The 101st Airborne at Berchtesgaden
On May 8, 1945, the American 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment arrived in Berchtesgaden. It was led by Company C. The 3rd Battalion…
Epic: Recovering The Last Luftwaffe Float Plane From A Fjord In Norway 70 Years After It Sank
The twin-engined, three seater float plane was originally bought by the Norwegian Navi Air services in 1939. It was used by the Norwegians against the…