Transport For London trying to bring back to life a ‘Ghost Metro Station’
[Via] One of the most famous tourist destination in London is surely a ride on world’s oldest and iconic underground train system. In the historic…
US Ghost Army During WWII To Get Its Own Movie
The “Ghost Army” is a prime example of how the US Army outwitted their German enemies during the Second World War and its about to get…
MY ESCAPE FROM DONINGTON HALL – Review by Phil Hodges
‘Boys own stuff. ‘A tag often applied as a sort of apology for a book that may be lacking in historical accuracy yet tells one…
Part 2: ‘So crazy it can’t be true’ stories about the quirks of war, by World of Tanks
In today’s “It’s a small world” file, I’m going to go back to the recent article I put up about how the Devers mission ended…
WATCH: ISU-152 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
Captured German Armour and Equipment dump in Normandy
This massive dump of captured or destroyed German equipment lies near Isigny-sur-Mer on the crossroads of the D196 and the D203 in the direction of Lison, east…
What makes Saving Private Ryans opening scenes so good? Watch this & you will know!!!!
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 film set during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom…
10 U.S Memorial Day Facts you might not know
The Memorial Day in United States commemorates all those men and women who lost their lives while protecting the nation. Following are some important facts…
Victims of German U-Boat attacks remembered
[Via] During World War One a German U-Boat infamously attacked and sunk the British Lusitania in 1915 and the Leinster in 1918. The Leinster was…
The Attitude towards Combat Medics during WWII
There was not a single, unanimously agreed upon code of conduct towards the medics who tend the wounded in the combat zones during WWII. The…
Remake of Beloved Soviet Film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” Criticized
“Too Hollywood-sy” . . . that was how the recent remake of the beloved Soviet war film The Dawns Here Are Quiet was described when it premiered just last…
Dc-3, Icon of Victory. Part 2, D-Day+6, Top Brass flies into Normandy’s Advanced Landing Ground
On D-Day+6, 12 June 1944, the Allied forces have settled on the Normandy Beach heads, with artificial Sea Ports and Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG’s). See…