When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank, They Nearly Went Nuclear
In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…
Mosquito: The Best Warbird of WWII – in Color!
Undoubtedly the best aircraft of its time. Many will, of course, argue the point, and that’s understandable, we all have our favourites, but the De Havilland…
The Death of Grand Master Ulrich, and the Beginning of the End for the Teutonic Knights
For more than two hundred years the might of the Order of Teutonic Knights had been steadily growing. It was forged in 1190, in the…
Classic skills and virtual discovery – The Tank Museum looks to a new generation
An apprentice scheme and a push into the virtual world will put a new generation at the heart of The Tank Museum’s future. With its…
Buyer from Argentina spends over €600,000 at Auction of Nazi Memorabilia
The Hermann Historica auction house in Munich has held a controversial auction of Nazi memorabilia. The sale, which included a military-style jacket worn by Hitler,…
Movie Denial on Legal Battle For Historical Truth Against David Irving Might Be An Award Contender
The acclaimed book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier,” has been made into a film. The film, DENIAL, recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s…
After More Than Seven Decades, A Missing WWII Marine Was Found
It was 1943, on a Pacific Island, when Private First Class James B. Johnson died in the second world war. However, it was only very…
Your Chance to Fly a Massive Martin Mars World War II Aircraft
A company on Vancouver Island is providing a rare opportunity to fly the world’s largest water bomber, the World War II-era Martin Mars. The Ultimate…
Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans
Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…
Outnumbered And With Taliban Overrunning The Base, Clinton Romesha Was Awarded MoH At The Battle Of Kamdesh
The Battle of Kamdesh would be one of the costliest battles for the Americans of the entire Afghanistan conflict as it saw an American outpost…
10 Things You Should Know about Cathay Williams, America’s First Black Female Soldier
Cathay Williams was pressed into service in 1861 by the Union Army in Missouri, enlisted as a man in 1866, and served in the Indian…
The Philadelphia Experiment: The US Navy’s secret invisibility research program?
What kind of technologies do the governments and militaries of the world possess? What highly classified project have the public been blissfully unaware of? Anti-gravity?…