Short-Lived & Largely Forgotten Westland Whirlwind
If you were asked to name a cannon-armed, twin-engine heavy fighter in service with one of the combatant nations during the Battle of Britain, you…
Calvin Graham at 12-Years-Old Became WW2’s Youngest US Decorated ‘Serviceman’ He Had Conned His Way Into War
A lot of young men aren’t keen on the idea of serving in the Armed Forces, particularly when their country is engaged in a brutal…
Warface – Chernobyl Themed Update And Raid Now Available For Consoles
Brand-New Raid Mission Tours Players Through the Ghost City of Pripyat on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One Global publisher and developer of Warface, My.com, is pleased to…
Incredible Thirty Eight C-47’s to Cross the Channel to Mark D-Day 75th
On June 5, 2019, thirty veteran Dakota aircraft will take off from former RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire to deliver hundreds of parachutists to the skies…
Are you Nevada Tough? The Battleship That Survived a Nuclear Blast
From her conception in 1911 to her survival at Pearl Harbor and use as a target for atomic testing, the battleship Nevada had a remarkable career. She served…
Crazy Inventions of WW2, Itchy Powder, Exploding Poop, Fake Feet
The desire to outwit the enemy and achieve military success can lead to unplanned military inventions during periods of war. Among these many developments and…
Did The US Government Ever Plan to Use The Atomic Bomb on Germany?
The atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project was the most powerful bomb of its time. The United States used two bombs called “Little Boy”…
Churchill & Roosevelt Met in Tehran, Cairo, Moscow, Close to or Over Enemy Territory. Why Did Countries Take Such Risks With Leaders?
During World War 2, Churchill and Roosevelt met in locations such as Tehran, Cairo, and Moscow, locations that would have them traveling very close to,…
US WW2 Sub Sunk Itself When its Own Torpedo Made a Full Circle & Struck It
On March 26, 1944, the submarine USS Tullibee made radar contact with a Japanese convoy carrying troops and prepared to attack it despite harsh weather conditions. It was…
Boss Hogg Served in the Korean War as a Counterintelligence Officer & Could Speak 5 Languages
There was quite a number of television shows from the late 1970s which easily had spectators feeling like they were watching paint dry. But The Dukes of Hazzard…
The Damage Done To Europe’s Forests By The World Wars – With Many Effects Still Being Felt Today
War is tremendously destructive, and not only in terms of its effects on human populations and the cities in which they live. In addition, there…
Slovak National Uprising
The Slovak National Uprising was part of the Czechoslovak antifascist resistance during World War 2 and the most important period in the history of the…