Lt.Col. (ret.) Ilias Kotridis and the “Metaxas line”
Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis has dedicated his life and efforts unearthing the lost secrets of the “Metaxas Line”, a complex of concrete bunkers and fortresses that withstood the German…
REVIEW: Letters from Iwo Jima (DVD) (2006)
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces…
REVIEW: Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger by Jeremy Dixon
Presented here are the biographies of the 130 men of the Fallschirmjäger—Hitler’s elite paratroopers, who won the Knight’s Cross and its higher grades. These men fought on nearly every front…
REVIEW: Images of War – German Army on the Eastern Front by Ian Baxter
After the defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943, the German Army’s front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the Soviet Army. Yet these soldiers continued…
Port Talbot Soldier's First World War Heroism Revealed
Details of the military career of a Glamorgan soldier, Second Lieutenant Rupert Hallowes – who was awarded the Victoria Cross and Military Cross for his actions during the First World…
Seldom interior images of Italy's WWII Battleship Roma
Seldom interior images of Italy’s WWII Battleship Roma (Page 2) Battleship Roma (‘Corazzata Roma’) was the fourth Vittorio Veneto-class battleship of Italy’s Regia Marina (Royal Navy). She was laid down almost four years…
Oldest Surviving Lancaster Pilot went for one last Flight
Former Lancaster pilot Jack Finan stands at the controls of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster as he talks to pilot Dave Rohrer. Finan took a ride in the Lanc…
WATCH: Shooting a MG34 and MG42
Firing a MG34 & MG42 Watch Ian McCollum from ForgottenWeapons shoot a MG-34 and MG-42 and explain how to load, unload and operate them (including how to change the barrel on…
Treasures Silverware Set of Eva Braun on Exhibit
The Gettysburg Museum of History is currently exhibiting a complete set of silverware that belonged to Eva Braun, who was the wife of Adolf Hitler. The Museum states: “This set was…
WWII Supermarine Spitfire to be Auctioned
German soldiers posing with the wreckage of Spitfire P9374 On 9 July 2015, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, Christie’s London…
