Leonidas I, Sparta’s Greatest Warrior King
King Leonidas I is the most famous general in the history of Sparta, and perhaps the whole of Greece. Disappointingly little is known about the…
Wrecked WWll US ship could devastate UK port
Sheerness port, situated on the Kent coast in South-east England covers an area of more than 1.5 million square metres. The busy port was previously…
French Resistance Was Vital To The Allied War Effort
A veteran of the French resistance during World War Two has tells about the efforts to sabotage the Nazi occupation. From 1940 to 1942, the…
World of Tanks Goes Live Today on PlayStation 4!
Wargaming is proud to announce that World of Tanks goes live today on PlayStation®4, bringing intense, free-to-play, 15v15 tank warfare to a new generation of…
Korean War Hero Finally Buried at home, 65 Years After He Died
A Korean War hero who died in action and was missing for nearly 66 years is finally being returned home for a full military funeral…
An Interview With Stephen Harding, Author of The Last Battle When American And German Soldiers Fought The SS Together
Stephen Harding tells about his book “The Last Battle” which will be turned into a major motion picture, and upcoming projects. Please tell us the…
8 Reasons Why the Scots Won at Bannockburn
Fought on 23-24 June 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated incidents in Scottish history. Having been conquered by the English…
6 Reasons Why the English Should Have Lost at Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt is an iconic moment in English military history. On 25 October 1415, an army of English raiders under Henry V faced…
How the Soviets Stole an American F-86 Sabre Jet in 1951
During the Korean War (1950 to 1953) America and her allies sided with South Korea, while Russia and China sided with North Korea. Among their…
The Dawn Of The Submarine: German U-9 Sank 3 British Cruisers in 90 Minutes, 22 September 1914
There are many unflattering labels to apply to the disastrous events in the North Sea early in the morning of September 22nd, 1914. Certainly, for…
TWO German WWII Halftracks Pulled From River in Poland
Two rare German halftracks from WWII – a Sd. Kfz. 250 – light armored halftrack and a Sd. Kfz. 7 halftrack artillery tractor were excavated form…
The Battleship of Union Square: How a 200ft Wooden ‘Destroyer’ Got Recruits To Join the Navy
The destroyer USS Recruit docked at Manhattan’s Union Square in 1917, but was in fact a wooden replica that was used as a recruitment drive to encourage civilians…