Battlefield | War History

Inside The Cockpit Of One of Only Few Airworthy WW2 Mosquitos Left In The World

Joris Nieuwint

A Mosquito aircraft actually flying is a rare sight to see these days. There are only a few flightworthy de Haviland Mosquito aircraft left today…

Top 10 Tank Scenes In Movies – And It’s Not Just War Movies (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

This video shows the top ten tank scenes in movies – and they’re not all War movies as you may expect. The only criteria needed…

Frozen in Time For 50 Years, This WW2 B-29 Kee Bird Was Almost Rescued (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

The US Air Force’s B-29 Kee Bird was a Superfortress class aircraft. This craft belonged to the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron. This craft was stranded following…

Check It Out – Top Facts About The French SOMUA S35 – The Ill-Fated Tank

SOMUA S35 (“S” stands for SOMUA) was a French pre-war medium tank that was intended to serve as a cavalry cruiser tank for the French…

Bringing History Back to Life: 16 Colorized Photographs of World War II

Damian Lucjan

Colorization of photographs is one of many ways to bring history back to life – often into completely new life. This new kind of art shows…

M1 Garand – The American Rifle Which Was Everywhere In WW2 – 6.25 Million Produced (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…

“Size 36” The Movie That Revealed The B-36 “Million Dollar Blunder” To The Public (Watch)

Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda produced by the U.S. Signal Corp highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the U.S.…

“Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission” – Review by Mark Barnes

There are a number of World War II-themed movies around at the moment, either in production, on the drawing board or close to release date. …

Stunning WW2 Operation Market Garden Color Footage

Operation Market Garden was the plan by Field Marshal Montgomery to outflank the German fortified Siegfried line by going through The Netherlands. The Netherlands is…

Female WWII “WASP” Pilots One Step Closer to Gaining Entry to Arlington Cemetery

Ian Harvey

Should you inadvertently disturb a wasp’s nest, be ready for a great buzzing and possible attack by the inhabitants of the nest. So, it was…

US Teenager’s Noble Mission To Speak To Every War Veteran and Record Their Stories

Rishi Sharma is on a mission. He wants to meet all the surviving World War II veterans and record their stories. He started “Heroes of…

Emotional Experience for Honor Flight WW2 Veteran Visiting The War Memorial In Washington, D.C.

Over twenty World War II veterans took the Greater Peoria Honor Flight last week to go to Washington, D.C. and visit the World War II…