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    True story: Mighty Eighth – October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield by Clive Stevens

    • World War 2
    Nov 6, 2015 Guest Author

    October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield, Cambridgeshire. Jim Harlow recalled………………”We walked into the morning briefing feeling more than anxious. This was 04:30 Thursday morning and I…

    20 Facts About The P-51 Mustang – The Best US Fighter of WWII

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    Nov 6, 2015 Joris Nieuwint

    North American Aviation (NAA) built the P-51 Mustang in factories based in Inglewood, California, and Dallas, Texas. It took them 102 days to build the…

    Japanese Schindler Helped 5,580 Jews Escape The Holocaust Ended Up Selling Lightbulbs To Survive

    • World War 2
    Nov 6, 2015 Shahan Russell

    Although Japan was one of the Axis Powers during WWII, one Japanese diplomat did his best to mitigate the horrors of his country’s ally, Nazi…

    Korean War: Chipyong-Ni – One Of The Greatest Regimental Defense Actions In Military History

    • Korean War
    Nov 6, 2015 Russell Hughes

    The Battle of Chipyong-ni has been labeled as ‘the Gettysburg of the Korean War’ and has been singled out as one of the greatest regimental…

    Bastian Schweinsteiger Sues Hong Kong Toymaker Over Nazi Doll Look Alike

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    Nov 6, 2015 Ian Harvey

    The Manchester United footballer, Bastian Schweinsteiger is reportedly battling a Hong Kong doll manufacturing company over a recent addition to its product range. The doll…

    BREAKING! Two Teams Kick Off Search For Nazi Gold Train Next Week & Discovery Channel Joins Hunt!

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    Nov 6, 2015 Jack Beckett

    Editors note: These are the Gold Train updates up to March 2016 In December 2015, the press conference denounced the claims of a Nazi Gold…

    The Kamikaze Pilot Who Took His Wife On His Last Flight

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    Nov 6, 2015 Ian Harvey

    Even though World War Two had come to an end, the story of a Japanese couple who met their death in a deliberate kamikaze suicide…

    PREDATOR – Review by Chris Buckham

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    Nov 6, 2015 Mark Barnes

    Predator missions and strike footage is today considered to be rather mundane in the world of news media; real time video of ‘bad guys’ being…

    Discarded Shoes Belonging to Nazi Concentration Prisoners Found near Former Camp

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    Nov 6, 2015 Ian Harvey

    In a forgotten part of the forest near the once-dreaded Stutthof Nazi concentration camp are scattered hundreds of pairs of discarded shoes, some of them…

    Furor over Nazi Banner Used in Documentary

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    Nov 6, 2015 Ian Harvey

    Outrage and chaos consumed the streets of Nice, France over the weekend as an enormous Nazi banner was unveiled on the side of a government…

    Philippines Campaign Video (1944–45) – Landing on Leyte – In Color!

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    Nov 5, 2015 Joris Nieuwint

    In 1942 the Japanese invaded and occupied the Philippines. Two years later, United States forces began the liberation of the Philippines. This was known as…

    An Oklahoma 101st Airborne Airborne Veteran Remembers Bastogne

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    Nov 5, 2015 Ian Harvey

    Veteran James Ahrend was a combat engineer with the 101st Airborne Division. Several years ago he went to Washington, D.C. to see the National World…

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