Remembering the Swansea Blitz That Destroyed 11,000 Buildings And Left 230 People Dead
February 19–21, 1941, marked the darkest days in Swansea’s history. From as far as Cornwell and Devon you could see the city burning as it…
WWII Rescue Motor Launch Finally Retires After 60 Years of Working as a Ferry
A boat that was used during World War II is finally going into retirement. During the war, the boat was used for rescuing airmen, after the war it…
Lucky Strike: When the Americans Came to Sweden
Bob Birmingham When we think of countries that played a role in World War II it is highly unlikely that someone will think of Sweden. The country…
Leicester to Libya – Review by Mark Barnes
Read any of the great accounts of warfare from the major publishing houses and it will be apparent their reliance on primary sources for details…
Mitchell L Higginbotham, Tuskegee Airman, Dies Age 94
“Mitch was a true patriot, who against tremendous adversity and prejudice would not wavier from his allegiance to the United States and his goal to…
12 Historic Sieges of Jerusalem
Few cities have been the scene of so much conflict as Jerusalem. Countless battles and sieges have been fought for the capital of the Holy Land.…
Sad! Harrier Jump Jet Graveyard
Our chums from Abandoned UK visited this amazing Harrier Jump Jet graveyard located somewhere in the United Kingdom. The Harrier Jump Jet, known formally as…
AMAZING: Captain Charles Upham, The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross & Bar. Personally Responsible for Destroying a German Tank and Several Guns and Vehicles with Hand Grenades
When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…
Malta: The Island Nation that Defied the Fuhrer
The George Cross remains one of the highest military honors that can be given in the United Kingdom. Second only to the Victoria Cross, it…
30 WWII Facts They They Do Not Teach You At School
While the basics of WWII are widely known, there are more than a few fascinating facts that may have slipped past you – here are just…
The Gigantic Submarine Factory That Couldn’t Even Be Destroyed By The 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb
Erich Friedrich Michael Lackner is considered to be one of the most influential engineers of the last century. He developed a revolutionary type of concrete…
Used Last Moments In Burning B-24 To Sink U-Boat – Rescued German Captain Recommended Him For VC
Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg was awarded a Victoria Cross for destroying a German submarine in WWII. The only reason we know of his heroic deed…