Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) – fastest piston engine fighter of WW2
During the Second World War, the Dornier company was building a radically different airplane, the Do 335 Pfeil (“Arrow”). Having a unique “push-pull” layout and…
Malta – The Greatest Siege in History Part 5 – The Fall of St Elmo
As the fight over Fort St Elmo raged incessantly, with neither Muslim nor Christian yielding in their determination, and the death of many brave men…
ZEMKE’S WOLFPACK – Review by Mark Barnes
Colonel Hubert Zemke was the personification of a leader possessed of immense discipline and personal strength. He combined courage with the unswerving respect he commanded…
Top Secret – Tito’s Nuclear Shelter – By Edin Hardauš
Yugoslavia was in a difficult situation at the end of WWII. The country was destroyed, devastated and robbed. Post-war reconstruction of the country implemented slowly…
Top 5 Facts About The M1 Garand
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…
How to Lose the War in 100 Days, Give The Eastern Front to Himmler
The headline may come to a surprise to many, wasn’t Heinrich Himmler the person behind the SS and the Holocaust? Surely he wasn’t in command…
Thousands of Japanese brides fled to US after World War Two
World War Two saw a surge of marriages between Japanese women and American troops in the Pacific. Even though they were enemies thousands of Japanese…
Imperial War Museum launched Blitz exhibition
Manchester’s Imperial War Museum (IWM) has launched its new exhibition on the Blitz. Seventy five years ago this year Britain came under its first massive…
British Commandos – Pride of Army But Shot When Captured By Nazis
Commando troops coming ashore from LCIs A new book has been published detailing the exploits of British Commandos during World War Two. However, it suggests…
World’s largest LEGO ship – USS Missouri WWII battleship
BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…
What You Should Know About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldiers
Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…
11 Iconic Battlefields of WWII Then And Now
After just over 70 years, we look back at 11 iconic locations of the Second World War as they were then – and as they are…