Waterloo Bicentury Celebrations – Decoding some Myths of the Famous Battle
[Via] On 18th June 1815, almost two centuries ago, a mammoth French Army was defeated by a comparatively small ‘militia’ of men led by an…
World War One Battle of Jutland wrecks re-discovered
[Via] The Battle of Jutland during World War One has been brought back to life as the latest technology in under water investigation identifies the wrecks.…
Operation Magic Carpet – Bringing 8 Million US Soldiers Back Home
Victory in Europe – what happens next? After victory had been declared in Europe and the Second World War had come to an end with…
Ten of the best fighters of WWII??
Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…
World War Two veteran recalls surviving D-Day
The story of an American medic, Bill Scott, who landed in Normandy during the D-Day landings of World War Two has been revealed. The World…
WWII Douglas C-47 Rescued by CAF
A plane that played a crucial role in WWII by leading the D-Day invasion has been discovered in a scrapyard in United States. The fate…
The Resilience of 741st Tank Battalion’s leader Capt. Cecil Thomas on the D-Day
741st Tank Battalion Sherman on D Day On D-Day, June 1944, a total of 50 M4 Sherman tanks stormed the Omaha beach, however by the…
Very Rare WWI Motorbike with Its OWN MACHINE GUN Up for £30,000
A very rare WWI motorbike with its own mounted machine gun recently came up for sale with the starting price of £30,000 nearly one century after…
Hobart’s Funnies – The Special Tanks Of WWII
The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…
MUST READ: 42 amazing images from a dive onto U89 by Dr Innes McCarthy the U Boat hunter
Amazing images from Dr Innes McCartney – the condition of this wreck is incredible. U89 survived just over six months in service before it sunk…
Female World War Two spies leave unhonoured legacy
One of Britain’s female World War Two spies dies and leaves behind a bomb scare after weapons and munitions were discovered at her home. Eileen…
Tributes Paid to the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy
On the eve of, perhaps the most celebrated WWII victory ‘the D-Day’ the largest airborne fleets were about to write history by invading Nazi controlled…