7 Famous Knights of the Middle Ages
Medieval knights were among the celebrities of their day – warriors, leaders, and scholars. They became figures of romance and inspiration, giving them a special…
FOR SALE: P-47 Thunderbolt – Not Very Often These Come onto the Market….
The Thunderbolt was one of the heaviest and largest fighter planes ever built; it was also only powered by a single piston engine. It was…
Medal of Honor: The Man War Couldn’t Kill, Jumps On Two Grenades, Falls Out of An Airplane. Survives
For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…
How Dr. Morell Made Hitler A Cocaine Junkie
By Elaine Fields Smith At last, a reasonable explanation for dictator Adolf Hitler’s maniacal behavior. The Fuhrer was on drugs thanks to Dr. Theodor Morell.…
Waffen SS Tank Commander Michael Wittmanns Gravestone Stolen
The gravestone of a Nazi tank commander has been stolen from a war cemetery in France. SS commander Michael Wittmann was buried in the La…
British Airborne Forces Emblem Reinstated After Controversy
The famous emblem of Pegasus aloft on a blue background has for a long time been the defining symbol of the British Airborne Forces. The…
RAF North Witham / Station 479 – D-Day Paratrooper Departure Airfield
On the evening of the 5th June in 1944, Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft took off from the USAAF base in Witham, Lincolnshire. The planes carried…
Vietnam MIAs Accounted for and Returned to their Hometowns
It’s been 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War, but there are still over 1,500 men who served there whose bodies remain unaccounted…
Bridge of Spies
A new Steven Spielberg film always attracts a lot of attention, and his newest offering is no exception. Based on true events, the film deals…
Montgomery Was Shot Twice During WWI – And Other Things You Might Not Know About Him
Bernard Montgomery, who was to become one of the most outstanding of British military leaders, was born in London in 1887. His grandfather was General…
Top 10 Movie Snipers
A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…
The Austrian Army’s Vampire Hunting Detachment – A Halloween Special
This is not a Halloween joke. The Austrian Army once had a special vampire-hunting detachment! Read on to discover the bizarre activities of this unit,…