In the Trash – Berlin Wall Sections Found in German Landfill
When the Berlin Wall came down, some sections were left standing to commemorate the German nation’s 44-year long division that followed WWII. A reporter was…
At Last, This Civil War Veteran Will Receive a Proper Military Funeral
Jewett Williams was a soldier in the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. He died in 1922 in a mental institution in Oregon, was…
Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…
20 WWII Jeep Facts Every Jeep Owner Should Know
World War II saw the creation of one of America’s most beloved vehicles, the Jeep. Now primarily produced for consumer use, the Jeep was once…
How The Dutch Royal Family Was Evacuated To Britain In May 1940 Using The Bank’s Armored Car And a Destroyer
Despite tensions between Britain and the Netherlands over territorial disputes in South Africa, things changed when Germany invaded the latter in 1940. Shortly after, the…
Incredible Footage: 101st Airborne On The Eve Of D-Day, June 5, 1944
The 101st Airborne Division is a unit of infantry, paratroopers, of the United States Army trained for air assault operations. They were dropped by parachute…
P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank
As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…
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…