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British commandos in X-Craft Submarines Showed D-Day Troops the Way

British commandos

A secret World War Two mission has been revealed in which ten British commandos manning tiny X-craft submarines guided the massive D-Day offensive. Ten commandos…

World War Two ship wrecks prove increasingly profitable

Ian Harvey
World War Two ship wrecks

World War Two ship wrecks, including hundreds of vessels from battleships to submarines, commercial vessels and sailing boats all sunk during the naval battles of…

Malta reveals another Wreck in HMS Olympus

Ian Harvey
HMS Olympus

HMS Olympus was used in World War II for ferrying supplies between Gibraltar and Malta. This was known as the “Magic Carpet Service”. HMS Olympus…

World War I vehicles that shaped transportation forever

Ian Harvey

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…

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WW2 WEAPONS – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
WW2 WEAPONS

I don’t watch TV much beyond the evening news bulletin and a bit of soccer. My response to the deprivations of the small screen is…

We were all involved in the war effort

war effort

Local veteran discusses service in WAVES during World War II By Jeremy P. Amick Prior to World War II, service in the United States military…

Found WWII Map Reveals New Historic Facts of Intrigue

Ian Harvey
WWII map

A newly discovered WWII map yields intriguing information about the conflict that shook the world in the 1940s. Found in the garage of a former…

Reinvigorating the spirit – World War II naval service directs veteran to career in the ministry

Reinvigorating the spirit

By Jeremy P. Amick With a slight accent revealing his northern upbringing, mid-Missouri resident Walter Evenson recounted his journey from childhood to service in the…