The True Story of Two American Fighters Who Took on the Japanese Attack at Pearl Habor Probably a Little Hungover
The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts. As much as…
Maurice Gamelin and the Fall of France 1940
The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second World War, the French general staff were led by General Maurice Gamelin,…
C-17 Globemaster, A-10, C-130, And US Paratroopers in Action – This is What Modern “D-Day” Looks Like (Watch)
One of the most pivotal and game-changing moments in the Second World War came on the 6th of June, 1944. It was a date that…
Focke-Wulf 190 – 27 Of The Best Pics We Could Find On The Net!
The 190 is literally one of the best fighters of all time, no Allied plane that fought against it will ever forget what it could…
Archaeologists May Have Found the Oppressive Fortress of Acra under a Parking Lot
The Acra fortress in Jerusalem was quite unique in that it was not intended to protect the city directly, but built as an oppressive fortress…
Controversial Top Gear Stunt Near Cenotaph Won’t Air
Top Gear will not show controversial footage of host Matt LeBlanc and a professional driver doing doughnuts near the Cenotaph war memorial in London.Co-host Chris…
Lone Pine Memorial Service To Go Ahead
Lone Pine was one of the most famous battles of the Gallipoli Campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand troops. The battle was named for…
WASP Elizabeth Strohfus Dies Age 96
Elizabeth Strohfus, a pilot who flew military planes across the country during WWII, died on March 6, 2016, at the age of 96. The recipient of…
Reporting The Second World War – Review by Mark Barnes
This is a book after my own heart. I left it sitting on the shelf for a bit too long as I waded through other…
George Kennedy – War Hero and Movie Star Died Age 91
Tall, muscular and fair-haired, George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born into a show business family on the 18th February 1925 in New York. He died at…
An Island Too Far: The disastrous Sicilian Expedition
Sparta and Athens fought the epic Peloponnesian War over several decades, which involved massive battles on land and sea, it saw one of the first…
German U-Boats Surfaced Off Nags Head, And Watched Americans Partying On The Beaches.
One of the oddest things about World War II is the history that we have all forgotten. Perhaps forgotten is the wrong way to think…