Operation Market Garden – September 24th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Oosterbeek In a final attempt to reinforce the perimeter and secure a crossing…
Oh Yes! Inside the Maus – Has a Massive 44 Litre Engine – by World of Tanks
Maus (“Mouse”) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built.…
Secret World War Two Diaries Of Soviet Ambassador In Britain Uncovered
The personal diary of the Soviet Ambassador to Britain during World War Two has been uncovered. Ivan Maisky was the Soviet Union’s Ambassador to the…
New Cold War Thriller Bridge of Spies Tells Story Of Lawyer Who Has to Negotiate The Release Of A Shot Down U-2 Spyplane Pilot
Bridge of Spies is a new Hollywood movie set during the Cold War and features actor Tom Hanks. The film’s trailer has recently been released and…
Greatest Mysteries of WWII – Nazi Germany’s Top Secret Weapons
Towards the end of World War II, Nazi scientists and engineers were working on a number of destructive and innovative devices. The Germans were losing…
When Kruschev and Kennedy Brought the World To The Brink Of Destruction – The Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the US and the USSR nearly came to blows over Cuba, potentially starting WWIII and plunging the world into a nuclear winter.…
‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere – Easy Company – Band of Brothers – Statue Dedicated
Recently, hundreds gathered in Philidelphia for the unveiling of the Wild Bill Guarnere statue, about 18 months after the death of the U.S. Army soldier and…
Before bombs: pilots dropped these steel arrows on the enemy.
French pilots used to drop arrows (Flechettes) from their aircraft, and upon hitting a surprised soldier down below could puncture his body from head to…
Damaged B-17 Bombers That Miraculously Made It Home (Watch)
The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. We have collected…
Sealed World War Two Atlantikwall Bunker Discovered In France
A World War Two German bunker has been discovered in the Gironde region of France after being closed and hidden for more than 70 years. The…
WHAT?! Sniper who Killed a Taliban Machine Gunner from 8,120 feet away, Then The Assistant & Then Shot the MG to Put it Out of Action
A corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…