“Angel’s Glow” was a phenomenon of the Civil War in which soldiers’ wounds seemed to glow in the dark. It took 139 years to figure out why. Wikimedia One of …
Why Some Wounded Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed In The Dark – And Lived Because Of It Read More
YouTube / Dark Skies In 1942, German Fw 190s ruled the skies over France and the English Channel—until a strange, striped British fighter appeared, roaring in at 440 miles per …
The 440mph Monster That Cracked Germany’s Air Force Read More
In the autumn of 1944, a leaden silence lay over the fields of Europe. The war had changed everything – villages, landscapes, people. But buried in this still, wet earth …
Germany 1944: The last battle of the steel hunters – when the tank destroyers sank into the mud _de39 Read More
YouTube / World War Made Simple When the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Soviet forces were caught off guard and badly outgunned. What they desperately needed was an aircraft …
The Plane that Could Receive a Panzer Attack and Keep Flying In WW2 Read More
Die deutsche Besetzung Norwegens begann am 9. April 1940, nachdem deutsche Truppen das neutrale skandinavische Land Norwegen besetzt hatten. Sie endete am 8. Mai 1945 nach der Kapitulation der deutschen …
Historische Fotos deutscher Kriegsgefangener in Norwegen, 1945 Read More
Prince Philip’s aunt Princess Louise of Battenberg, who married this week in 1923, remains respected as an uncompromising and best-loved figure Princess Louise of Battenberg came from one of …
Remembering Princess Louise of Battenberg: Prince Philip’s maverick aunt who worked as a nurse, fell in love with a penniless painter and became the Queen of Sweden Read More
English Electric Lightning, are three words that sit so beautifully together.©BAE Systems For many, a heady nostalgia is attached to the charged air of skies ripped apart the riveted lunacy …
10 mind-blowing features of the English Electric Lightning fighter Read More
Anfang 1944 setzte die Nazi-Armee auf den eisigen Schlachtfeldern Russlands und in den rauen Bergen Norditaliens eine Reihe bahnbrechender Waffen ein, um unter harten Kampfbedingungen die Oberhand zu gewinnen. Von …
Eis, Stahl und Feuer: Deutsche Frontwaffen Jan.–Feb. 1944 _de Read More
The Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter that fought in the second world war, can claim to be the most significant combat aircraft in history. It was a brilliant design, a …
10 Fascinating & Brilliant Features of the Supermarine Spitfire Read More
This Remembrance Day, join us as we reflect on the sacrifices of our veterans who have served Canada and the courageous animals who stood by their sides in times of …
We remember: Stories of veterans and animals who served Read More