‘Drafted into an experience’ Local veteran discusses U.S. Army service as ambulance driver in Texas
By Jeremy P. Ämick During the period of the Vietnam War (1964-1975, as recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs), an estimated 3.4 million men…
Honolulu, Nagaoka Held Joint Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day
The mayors of US city Honolulu, Hawaii and Japanese city Nagaoka held a joint celebration of the 70th anniversary of VJ Day [Victory over Japan]…
Cold War Nuclear Bunker Uncovered in Kent, UK
A secret Cold War bunker in Medway in the English southern county of Kent has been re-opened after being abandoned for years. The bunker was…
Dover Castle Fires and Hosts World War I Anti-Aircraft gun
During World War One you might think there was little need for anti-aircraft artillery over the UK since the air force of both the British…
The Death of the Carthaginian Empire 149-146 BCE
The Siege of Carthage makes for quite a sad story when put into context. A proud trading empire fights two long wars, only to lose…
DE HAVILLAND AND HATFIELD 1910-1935 – Review by Mark Barnes
I only visited the De Havilland site once and that was long after it had been consumed into the dying monster that spawned into British…
The Day A Man Stole A Patton Tank And Took It On A Rampage Of San Diego
Meet Shawn Nelson, a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego,…
DON’T FORGET! Remaining Government Stock of WWII M1911’s Handguns to Be Sold Off to The Public…..
The National Defense Authorization Act, passed in 2016, will transfer the US Army’s stock of-of .45 ACP 1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. An…
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…
WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story
A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…
New Documentary Claims The Nazis Developed An Atomic Bomb To Be Carried By A Flying Saucer
Over the years there have been many rumours about whether or not the Nazis had nuclear capabilities that they could put to use in WWII.…
Oklahoma Honor Flight Program for WWII Vets to End
Oklahoma City – Six years and 20 flights after, the Oklahoma Honor Flights, a nonprofit organization which provides WWII veterans free trips to Washington DC to…