Trains Designed for Adolf Hitler
Recent evidence suggests that Hitler had a stunning fascination with trains. He hoped to set records by creating the fastest ever made, and employed as…
Veteran of Western Front and How He Died
Two brothers joined the Western Front during the First World War, but only one would make it out of the war alive. Although he had…
MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR VOL 1- Reviewed by Mark Barnes
This is the first volume in an ambitious telling of the day-by-day story of the air war in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II.…
Dundee: WWI Time Capsule Sealed in 1921 to be Opened
A Great War time capsule put together by Dundee postal workers is set to be opened early in August this year. The said time capsule…
Documented Evidence of Japan’s WWII Bioweapons
It has been known for some time that Japan worked to create bioweapons during the Second World War, often using prisoners as test subjects. Apparently,…
Good bye, WWII Vet and Actor Bob Hastings! (1925-2014)
Best known for his role as the clumsy Lt. Elroy Carpenter in the 1960s TV sitcom McHale’s Navy, actor and real WWII vet Bob Hastings – born…
WWII Wreckage Riders – Surviving the crash
What do you think your odds of surviving are if you are shot down at 24,000 feet? If you said slim to none, you’d be…
Ohio Man’s WWII Aircraft Collection
A staggering WWII aircraft collection has been discovered in the city of Newbury, Ohio. The collection belongs to a man named Walter Soplata, who has…
Bevy of WWI Cartoons Now For Sale
During the First World War, numerous WWI cartoons were illustrated for the purpose of lightening soldiers’ spirits and helping them to continue fighting with less…
TOMMY HANDBOOK – Reviewed by Phil Hodges
Spiffing! Absolutely spiffing! This book is a delightful somewhat tongue in cheek look at the WW1 Tommy. That’s slang for a British soldier for those of…
Angela Merkel Speaks Highly of Operation Valkyrie
Ever since the film starring Tom Cruise, Operation Valkyrie has become common knowledge. The plan to kill Adolf Hitler may not have been successful, but…
Military Historians Desperate to Trace Relatives of Vietnam War Hero Robert Buchan
Military historians are desperate to trace the relatives of Lance Corporal Robert Buchan, who served during the Vietnam War so that they could add his…