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    No Rest for the Dead and Their Ships Thanks to Scavengers

    • War Articles
    Sep 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    The previous head of the Royal Navy has appealed to the Ministry of Defence to curtail illicit metal scavenging from sunken battleships amid claims that more than…

    The World’s Oldest Man Lived Through Two World Wars – Celebrates Bar Mitzvah 100 Years Late

    • War Articles
    Sep 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Israel Kristal, the world’s oldest man, is finally going to have his Bar Mitzvah 100 years after the original date. Originally from Zarnow, Poland, he…

    Promotional Video Stirs up a Storm in China

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    • Korean War
    Sep 24, 2016 Ian Harvey

    A recently released film, ‘My War,’ directed by Peng Shun, a Hong Kong resident well known for directing horror films, has resurrected the debate over…

    The Devastating Power of Ancient Roman Sieges

    • Ancient History
    Sep 23, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    Tactically, the purpose of a siege is almost always the same – to take control of a strongly defended position. The reasons for launching one…

    Haynes Manual Lifts Hatch In New Book About The Chieftain Tank

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    Sep 23, 2016 The Tank Museum

    Marking the 50th anniversary of its entry into service, the Chieftain Main Battle Tank is the latest vehicle to be celebrated by publisher Haynes in…

    Maurice Gamelin And The Fall Of France In 1940

    • World War 2
    Sep 23, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    A quick look at the fall of France in May 1940. 1. The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second…

    An Island Country Goes to War – The Irish at the Somme

    • World War 1
    Sep 23, 2016 Damien Peters

    The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 had an unusual effect in Ireland. In a place where there had already been conflict and…

    The 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics – The So-Called “Nazi Games”

    • History
    Sep 23, 2016 Lincoln Riddle

    This year marks the 81st anniversary of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Often referred to as the “Nazi Games,” the games were…

    The Notorious Rheinwiesenlager – Thousands of Germans Died in American-Run POW Camps In Germany in 1945

    • World War 2
    Sep 23, 2016 Colin Fraser

    For all but fringe debaters on the subject, the book is closed. The horror and death caused my maltreatment or murder in German, Japanese and…

    Nancy Reagan: Cold War Hero – Ronald Could Not Have Done It Without Her

    • War Articles
    Sep 23, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said. But he couldn’t have done it without…

    Vietnam Green Beret Had 37 Wounds And Still Carried On Fighting

    • Vietnam War
    Sep 23, 2016 Shahan Russell

    Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite…

    Battle of Wake Island – All Those Who Surrendered Were Tortured, 98 Were Machine-Gunned

    • World War 2
    Sep 23, 2016 Elaine Smith

    Before the threat of war in the Pacific and the outbreak of World War II, Wake Island was a stopping off point for vacationers aboard…

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