Heart Warming! 101st Airborne Veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin Meets Damien Lewis (Watch)
During the 70th anniversary commemorations of the beginning of our campaign in Normandy, Jim Martin was fortunate to meet several of the actors involved in HBO’s…
Top 10 Disturbing War History Urban Legends
There’s a grain of truth in every urban legend and with that said, here are ten disturbing urban legends that rose up throughout the history…
Poland Removing WWII Soviet Victory Monuments
The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World War…
Gallipoli Casualty’s mess tin brings history to life in Canberra
As she prepared for the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of World War I, Dianne Rutherford, a curator at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), made…
Cold War Mission Honed Fine Reputation of Tennessee “Fly Boys”
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force. The majority of the National Guard airmen and soldiers hold full-time civilian jobs while…
Disastrous Reconnaissance Failures From Military History – From The Ancient Rome To The Civil War
Few things are more important in war than knowing what is going on. Good intelligence, such as that gathered by the British after cracking the…
German Propaganda Newsreel: Battle for Normandy And Warsaw Uprising (Watch)
This German Propaganda newsreel is thought to be from early August in 1944. At this period in time, the Allies are still being held off…
With His Navigator Ejected Halfway Out His Plane, This Is What This Pilot Did To Save Him
Being launched off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is a normal routine, but adrenaline junkie pilots love the radical feel of about 4…
The End of the Road: Hitler’s Downfall
It takes some serious soul-searching to make the final decision to end your own life – especially when you’re the leader of the Nazi Regime…
Royal Navy officer who seized Enigma machine from a raided German U-Boat has died aged 95
A Royal Navy veteran and hero has died aged 95. Lieutenant Commander David Balme led the team who stole the Nazis’ infamous Enigma machine after…
Nazi German Special Forces: Brandenburg Regiment – you have heard of them, right?
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…
92 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim Martin Runs “Currahee!” (Watch)
Jim “Pee Wee” Martin – An original “Toccoa Man” of Col. Sink’s 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division in WWII runs “Currahee Mountain” in Surrey,…