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C-4: The Vietnam-Era Explosive Still Used Today

The Second World War was the catalyst for countless new technologies that we still use today. From medicines like penicillin to the atomic bomb and…

US Marine Dog Lucca Awarded the World’s Highest Honor for Service Dogs for Heroism

Lucca, A US Marine German shepherd, was awarded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal for her heroism as a US Marine service dog…

WWII Explosive Found Live in Bangkok

Ian Harvey
WWII explosive

Seven people when an old WWII explosive was discovered in Bangkok. Still live after all these years, the bomb also injured almost twenty workers. Not…

Dramatic Footage Of WW2 Bomb Raid Emerges

Ian Harvey
Bomb Raid

The footage was taken from an  RAF Lancaster bomber as it was flying at low level during a Second World War raid. It emerged from…

WWII-Era Bomb Explodes in Euskirchen, Germany Leaving 1 Dead and 13 Injured

NBC World News reported on January 3rd, 2014 of a World War II-era bomb exploding in Euskirchen, Germany. The bomb killed a bulldozer operator and…

WWII B-17 Pilot Signs Historic Wing

Ian Harvey

In 1943, Harvey went into a boots shop to find out what deposit he had to pay for a new pair. After the bootmaker’s shop…

Declassified documents reveal female CIA officer secrets

Ian Harvey

Newly declassified interviews with female CIA officers have spoken about the sexism and other problems they faced working in the male-dominated agency during the sixties…

World War II bomb manuals reveal techniques used by Churchill’s ‘secret army’

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On first glance, they look like old calendars, diaries or fertilizer manuals. But as readers flip the pages, the manual provides crucial and comprehensive information…