World War Two battlefields uncovered in North West Europe
Previously undiscovered World War Two battlefields have been uncovered in Europe with trenches, craters and supplies and munitions littering the landscape. Researchers are now able…
Japanese World War Two tunnels discovered in China’s Mount Laifeng
A network of World War Two Japanese tunnels and bunkers built into the Chinese mountains near Myanmar has been discovered. The find includes a huge…
Russian General Who Defeated Napoleon in 1812 was saved by A French Surgeon
The time when soldiers were dying because of minor infections on the battlefields, a Russian general survived two shots to the head and went on…
New Excavations Reveal 250 Year Old British Fort in New York State
A new excavation at Lake George Battlefield Park in New York State has revealed over 250 year old stone walls belonging to a British fort…
8 Of The The Worst Idea’s for Atomic Weapons
Nuclear weapons are the most feared and revered weapons in history. Scientists have come up with many different ways to deliver them from the ridiculous…
Dutch community adopted the graves of American Soldiers since WW2
Just like every year since the fall of Berlin in 1945, people gathered in Netherlands to pay respects to those who gave lives for their…
‘Bill’ – the tale of a war horse from WWI
Bill carried five soldiers to safety in Egypt [Via] Historians look at the First World War from more than one possible angle. There is no…
Creator of ‘The Hobbit’ film has designed 21st century standard ‘World War I Exhibition’ in New Zealand
[Via] After the huge success of his Hollywood blockbuster, ‘The Hobbit’, the filmmaker Peter Jackson has surprised fans and historians around the globe with his…
Books from Uniform Press: Take Me To France and The New Army in Training – By Mark Barnes
Our friends at Uniform Press have two interesting World War One related books out this spring, both of which are new editions of contemporary titles…
Rescued Film Project – Photographs of WW2 by an unknown soldier
The Second World War is considered to be the most filmed and photographed conflict in recorded history. There were photographers with the armies, recording every…
CONTINENTAL VERSUS REDCOAT – Review by Mark Barnes
I am really stepping into the dark with this one and getting way outside my comfort zone. I don’t have anything like a decent knowledge…
World War I vehicles that shaped transportation forever
World War I was not only a battle for defining country borders or balancing power in Europe. Its impact was far ranging including technology developments…