World War One Captain Returned to Prisoner of War Camp of Own Accord
During World War One a British Army captain who was being held as a prisoner of war in Germany was given permission to leave and…
Italian Mafia Plundered WWII Ships for Bombs, Arrested
Italian authorities arrested eight individuals reportedly connected to a mafia clan for plundering WWII ships Thursday, February 5. Their reason for looting the WWII-era vessels —…
THE HAND GRENADE – Reviewed by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
I was visiting my mum at our local hospital and as I left I walked in to the full on drama of seeing a section…
Panther: Probably the best German tank design of WWII?
Image@Mark Barnes Probably the best German tank design of WWII. . The basic design of the Panther can be traced back to drawings produced in…
Exploding RATS and Anti-Tank Dogs, a list of the strangest weapons of WWII
World War Two required production of weapons on a massive scale. The war was also a time when weapons research and development took center stage.…
Another WWII Honor Flight for Veterans Planned this June
Grand Rapids, Michigan – The Mid-Michigan Honor Flight is planning another WWII Honor Flight for veterans scheduled June this year. The said WWII Honor Flight will be taking…
‘White Feather’ – America’s Vietnam War Sniper
Carlos Hathcock wore a white feather in his bush hat as he “wormed” his way through the jungle, following North Vietnam Army personnel during the…
How Spying Devices Supported the War Effort
During the war, spies and soldiers needed to conceal all kinds of objects and messages in order to evade the enemy. Normal, everyday items became…
World War Two Soviet Tank Models Rebuilt by Red Army Veteran
A World War Two and Red Army veteran has been spending his retirement building real, life-sized models of the Soviet’s World War Two tanks. Vyacheslav…
Japan’s World War Two Live Human Experiments Revealed
The Nazi are not the only culprits who performed live human experiments and experimented with biological warfare during World War Two. Lately more and more…
DEATH OF THE LEAPING HORSEMEN – Review by Chris Buckham
The surrender of the German 6th Army following the battle of Stalingrad marked not only the end of the myth of German invincibility but also…
If you go to the Tank Museum, Bovington go & look at the JAGDTIGER!
Without doubt the most powerful tracked combat weapons to see service in WW2 were the Jagdtiger self-propelled guns, based upon the Tiger II tank. They…