Bell of HMS Hood Recovered after 74 years Argunners
HMS Hood was the pride of the Royal Navy, known as "The Mighty Hood", and also the largest Royal Navy vessel to have been sunk. She was named after Admiral 18th-century Admiral…
Tanks in Battle of Normandy – Part I in 31 Photographs Argunners
Photographical journey through the Allied and Axis Tanks that have been used during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. A 6-pdr anti-tank gun crew of the Durham Light Infantry, 49th…
Fumitsuki Destroyer Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
The Fumitsuki is a dedicated warship built for the Japanese Navy, and has no “maru” following its name. One of only two made-for-war ships sunk in Chuuk, it is a 97m…
Missing Airmen of a B-26 Marauder finally accounted for Argunners
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families…
Rio de Janeiro Maru Wreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
Before WWII the Rio de Janeiro Maru was an eight-deck passenger luxury liner that carried people and cargo from Japan to many areas of the world including South America, South Africa, the…
Nippo Maru Wreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
Hit and sunk by three 500 pound bombs in its stern, the Nippo Maru was a 106m (350ft) transport ship mostly carrying water. Originally a passenger and cargo freighter, she was…
New book TOMMY McGEE at WAR tells of WWII teen adventures Argunners
“I was born and bred in Fremantle and spent my growing up years during World War II,” says J.P. Dolan. “My research showed very little had been written about Fremantle…
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 5 – The Infantry Blues Argunners
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 5 - The Infantry Blues Private Snafu was the title character of a series of American instructional cartoon shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, produced by Warner Bros., between…
Yamagiri Maru Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
The Yamagiri Maru was a 133m (437ft) passenger/cargo carrier launched in 1939 and converted to a military transport ship in 1941. This ship was damaged by two torpedoes in 1943 from the…
WATCH: Private Snafu – Fighting Tools Argunners
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 6 - Fighting Tools Private Snafu was the title character of a series of American instructional cartoon shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, produced by Warner Bros., between…
