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…
Operation Market Garden September 23rd, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Arnhem A StuG, sell propelled gun in Oosterbeek The Airbornes are hard pressed around…
Operation Veritable – Armour & Special Equipment by World of Tanks
“It was Spandau vs Bren the whole way through” No matter how much I would like to detail the battle and planning of Operation Veritable…
The Wirraway Story – Australia’s First Warplane
As war loomed in Europe with the growing menace of Nazi Germany there was also an awareness of a Nationalist Japan intent on expanding its…
World War Two Veteran Receives Act of Kindness When A Stranger Pays His Groceries To Thank Him
A World War Two veteran had his groceries paid for him pay a grateful stranger. Eight nine year old Fred Mayhew from Hampden, Maine said…
Band of Brothers Actors Reunion 2015
On June 5 and 6, 2015 I [Jim Martin] attended the Band of Brothers Actors Reunion in Normandy. On June 5 at the Omaha…