Stackpole Pair: “Armored Champions” and “Over There” – Reviews by Mark Barnes
Stackpole Books have a reputation for some really good archive photo and general history books and here are two very different titles I am pleased…
Replica Bugatti 100P Plane Tragically Crashes Near Oklahoma
Scotty Wilson, a highly experienced pilot, was readying his Bugatti 100P airplane for a test flight on the 6th August 2016. It was a clear…
B-24 ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Finally Discovered in 1958
The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…
A-10 Warthog Live Fire Training Mission – Awesome Sound!
This video shows a training exercise of an A-10 Warthog; it shows the A-10 in full action, firing missiles (AGM-65 Maverick), using its cannon (30mm…
10 Facts About The First Allied Victory of World War One – Battle of Mount Cer
The Battle of Mt. Cer was the first Allied victory of World War One, taking place between 12-24 August 1914, during which the numerically inferior…
Here is the Teaser Trailer for the New World War II Spy Thriller With Brad Pitt
Set in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II, “Allied” stars Marion Cotillard and Brad Pitt and as two spy assassins who fall in love during…
After Pearl Harbor, A Japanese Pilot Crash-Landed On A Hawaiian Island And Tried to Occupy It
In 1941, a lone Japanese pilot tried to capture the Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau. The natives responded by holding a luau for him. Though part…
Mike Novosel (Medal of Honor) and Mike Jr: The Father-Son Vietnam Medevac Team Who Rescued Each Other
Imagine flying into heavy enemy fire to rescue your son who was shot down. Alternatively, imagine rescuing your injured father under the same circumstances. All…
The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher
By Peter Van Pelt of Belgium, This story is a follow-up to the article on the dog tags of Frank H. Norton Jr. In February 2016…
The Viking Sieges of Paris
Ragnar Lothbrok, the notorious Viking, is still a historical mystery veiled in myths, or even believed to be a collective personage for several different Viking…
The Incredible Role of the International Red Cross and The Red Crescent Movements during WWII
The role of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during the Second World War remains largely unknown to the wider public, but the…
Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall
In the 8th century, a fractured collection of European kingdoms came under increasing pressure from the powerful united Caliphates of the rapidly developing Islamic world.…