Recreated WW1 trench at Powis Castle
One of the many exhibitions and memorials to commemorate the battle of the Somme can be found at Powis Castle, which is situated near Welshpool…
Mein Kampf royalties to go to Holocaust survivors
In 1923, Adolph Hitler wrote his infamous tome, “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle), while in jail for his part in the Beer Hall Putsch, a failed…
Tankfest 2016 – TANKED UP AGAIN!
After last year there was some doubt the WHO team would be invited back to the Tank Museum for Tankfest. Some people have short memories!…
Charles the Bold, Burgundy’s Flawed Reforming Warlord
Charles the Bold was a man who could have changed the face of Europe. Inheriting the Valois duchy of Burgundy in 1467, he was one…
How The Iranians Captured 10 US Sailors In January 2016
In January 2016, Iran made a public display of its internal bickering. On the one side were the moderates who wanted to open up to…
Did You Know? Richard Bong, USA’s Ace of Aces, Was Killed in A Test Flight
The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…
Refusing To Abandon The Wounded, Chaplain Emil Kapaun Remained Behind to Care for His Men and Died in a Korean POW Camp
He didn’t carry a weapon, he wasn’t there to fight, but that didn’t stop chaplain Emil Kapaun from earning the nation’s highest military honor for…
Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures
Not everyone was happy when the First World War ended, and it was not just the Germans, who were severely punished for their role in…
5 Secret Military Bases in Unbelievable Places (Watch)
A missile base buried under the ice, mysterious Japanese submarine bases in Mexico, a Nazi weather station in Canada, a secret Japanese WWII town in…
Killing The Fuhrer: The Many Attempts on Hitler’s Life Before WWII
One of the most hated men in the history of humanity survived many attempts on his life during his 12-year reign. Even though Adolf Hitler…
Pegasus Bridge the Movie – the Brits own ‘Band of Brothers’? The director tells us more
Historically, some of the best war films ever made have been British. That kind of ended when Hollywood stepped up and dominated the film and…
TANK: 100 Years of the World’s Most Important Armored Military Vehicle
From the Greek phalanx to Roman siege engines, plans by Leonardo da Vinci, and the wondrous imagination of H.G. Wells, the idea of the armored…