12 Little Known Facts about WWI
The Great War may have fascinated us with its bloody bloodbaths and trench warfare, but these 12 little-known facts about tell us that there was more…
Obsessed with the ’40s, Looking for a Man
Finding a man is hard. Finding a man that shares your enthusiasm for the WWII era is harder. Finding a man that is willing to…
Lithuanian Town Want To Name Street After Priest Who Organized Gang That Murdered Jews
Members of the Lithuanian Jewish community have called for the government to disclose the contents of a document that lists citizens who are alleged to…
A Lifetime of Friendship for 100-year-old Nurses
Two World War II nurses have maintained a friendship that’s lasted through the years. Now, as the two women near 100 years of age, the…
Seeing The War – The Stories Behind the Famous Photographs of World War II – Review by Mark Barnes
I happen to know a bit about war photography and it will come as no surprise that I really like this book by David P…
The Secret Tunnel The FBI Built Underneath The Soviet Embassy In Washington DC
Soviet spies were very active in the American capital and were ingenious in how they went about their missions. The Americans were also very clever…
1898: Spanish at Guam Thought the Attacking USS Charleston Fired Salute Shots & Asked For Gunpowder To Return the Gesture
Manning a remote island fort, seemingly without any imminent danger on the horizon, must have made for a fairly comfortable post. That was the situation on…
The 4 Month Long Battle for Support Station Ripcord
FSB Ripcord Quad 50 1970- photo by Jack Wilhite 2/506 The Vietnam War was coming to its bitter end for the US Army by 1970…
Jihad with US-Arms – The Soviet–Afghan War
The moment the Soviet Union inserted itself in the Afghan Civil War, they started a domino-like spiral of violence that continues even to this day…
Surprise your Wife, Buy A Sherman Tank! Only 275k dollar!
1943 Sherman Tank ( Grizzly ) Canadian built M4-A1 This is an all original excellent condition Sherman It had a New R975 engine installed 8…
The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen
The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen was born on 2 May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at the age…
10 Biggest Nuclear Explosions
Most of us have seen footage or photographs of the explosions at Nagasaki and Hiroshima: the mushroom cloud, the radius, the devastation. Those, however, were…