U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U1003
U-1003 escaped an attack by a 120 Squadron Liberator on 20 March 1945 but was rammed at periscope depth on the next evening by the…
Colleagues of Alan Turing recall life at Bletchley Park
Veteran World War Two workers at Bletchley Park, the headquarters of British war time code-breaking, have revealed some of the day to day goings on…
World War Two aircraft carrier brings veteran together with younger generation
A decommissioned World War Two aircraft carrier, the Yorktown, has brought two generations together ensuring the remembrance of World War Two continues. Carter and Jack…
The search for the lost Planes of the Pacific theatre
On March 30, 2015 a team of marine researchers found a missing plane from Second Word War, in the waters of Republic of Palau. The…
Russia’s Night Witches: As Deadly as Men
Lyuba Vinogradova brings to light the amazing story behind Russia’s Night Witches — the first and only all-women aviation corps in the world which came…
1st Air Cavalry Division Helicopter Assault Raw Footage with Sound; Vietnam War 1967 US Army
This video footage is narrated by Military Policeman Michael Baker. It opens with a description of assault tactics carried out by helicopters by the 1st…
GET YOUR KITS OUT FOR THE LADS – By Phil Hodges
Phil Hodges offers tips on taking up re-enacting. Fire and movement at the War & Peace Revival in 2013. © Mark Barnes for War History…
The Luftwaffe P-38 Lightning and other STUNNING pictures of Allied planes captured and used by the Luftwaffe
Ever wondered what happened with the airplanes that made an emergency landing in occupied territory? When captured (relatively) intact they were tested by the Germans…
Behind the scenes of the making of Band of Brothers – 39 fun images!
Band of Brothers is the 2001 HBO American war drama miniseries, it is based on the non-fiction book with the same name by historian Stephen…
30 ‘movie’ mistakes: Band of Brothers
OK – just for some Sunday fun. Without doubt the series that turned the WWII hobby around and really put it on the map.…
Greece demands €279bn from Germany for WWII occupation
Greece has recently taken a strong stance towards its demand for compensation money from Germany. Greek officials maintain that during the Second World War occupation…
70 years since deadly bombing raid on Tokyo
Seventy years ago in early March 1945, US B-29 bombers undertook their deadliest bombing raid on Japan’s capital city, Tokyo. The bombing raid dumped huge…