D-Day Revisited: Lord Ashcroft Retraces His Father’s Footsteps to the Normandy Invasion
D-day was the day over 155,000 allied troops, marines, airmen and naval personnel crossed the channel and invaded Normandy in France. The soldiers were on…
The Battle of Britain: In Honour of the Men That Fought Wholly In the Air
It was a gathering to celebrate the brave men that fought through World War Two. And to mark the Memorial Day celebration, the Rolls-Royce Merlinengine…
Why are the British so Fixed on WWII? – Germans
British Museum director Neil MacGregor states that the Germans have a great admiration for Britain and the British but is flabbergasted as to why the latter are…
World War Two: A Map of All the Bombs That Fell On Dorset
When he set out to plot the locations of every single bomb that was thrown in Dorset during World War Two, the pensioner that not…
Germania: Hitler’s Design for His Massive Nazi City
Hitler’s design for Germania, the planned “supercapital” of his planned empire, has a dome that could fit in 180,000 people and a boulevard that’s five…
WHO-Tube: M1 Carbine Principles of Operation
The most used gun by US forces during World War Two was the M1 Carbine. Made from 1942 to 1945 the M1 Carbine was provided…
Spooky Pic of What Seemed to Be a Ghostly Figure of a Soldier Baffles Shop Owner
Could this ghostly figure be that of WWI driver, Friend Peel? Shopkeeper Alison Lambert is baffled over a photo taken last May and the ghostly…
World War Two: Friendship Through Pain, Camaraderie and Valour
Seventeen heroes of World War Two has built a long term friendship among themselves through the pain, camaraderie and valour they shared together while in…
The Trenches: Six Reasons Many British Soldiers Survived It
For many, the trenches are a “no man’s land” where gruesome death and brutal injuries are a daily routine. But according to statistics, it is…
British Royal Artillery and Operations Report for Duty in World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition
Wargaming announced today the addition of Royal Artillery and the Operations feature for its console multiplayer game, World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition. The update,…
Plane Lost During Battle of Britain is Unearthed
A wrecked plane recently discovered in Dorset has been dated back to the Battle of Britain. The plane in question is a German Messerschmitt Bf…
Reising Model 50 Submachine Gun Sold in Mississippi
In rural Mississippi, there is a town called Macon. There are other towns like it, but Macon has something most towns do not. Namely, a…