Video sheds light on sinking of the Musashi

Debris scattered over a large area at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines indicate that the massive Japanese World War II battleship Musashi was blown into pieces in…

REVIEW: Machine Gunner 1914-1918 by C.E. Crutchley

In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the…

WWII POW Camp Discovered in mountains above Dubois

A year of intensive research has now provided a clear picture of the daily lives of 150 German and Austrian prisoners of war who lived in the mountains above Dubois…

From Colonial Warrior to Western Front Flyer: Five wars of Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris

A Real ‘Boys Own’ Adventure! Sidney in his RFC Suit, 1915. Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer, a man possessed of great courage and charm, who fulfilled every schoolboy…

Remarkable WW1 Facts compiled in an Infographic

The Gazette has compiled some of the most surprising WW1 facts – in the trenches, at home, at sea, and in the air (not forgetting the contribution of our furred and…

Brian Richard Esher his First Book “Rolling Coffins “

The new book “Rolling Coffins” from Page Publishing author Brian Richard Esher is the author’s personal recollection of the time he served in Vietnam as a Mechanized Infantryman during its…

U-Boot Mann Horst Bredow Passed Away

Horst Bredow in 1944 (Credit: Uboat.net) Sad news has come to us all after receiving the news that Horst Bedrow, Founder and Director of the U-Boot Archiv, passed away this…

Easter Offensive Vietnam 1972 – “Stunning in its magnitude”

The three-front Easter Offensive, launched by North Vietnam in 1972, stunned the South Vietnamese and Americans with its magnitude. Here, France’s Albert Grandolini explains how he explores this landmark campaign in the…

New Vietnam War Memoir Black Cat 2-1

New Vietnam War Memoir “Black Cat 2-1:The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew” “Publishers Weekly” calls new Vietnam War memoir” Black Cat 2-1: The True Story…

TRAILER: April 9th (2015) – Danish WWII Movie

Trailer for a new Danish World War 2 Movie called “9. April” (April 9th) In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have…

Australian Armour & Artillery Museum acquires Jagdpanzer 38t

A rare German World War II Jagdpanzer 38t tank is now on display at Australian Armour and Artillery Museum. The acquired Hetzer is also the only one of two original…

TRAILER: Nova – Nazi Attack on America

Long before 9/11, a far deadlier, little-known attack from the ocean depths struck our shores, lasting three-and-a-half years and claiming 5,000 lives. Now, famed undersea explorer Bob Ballard, discoverer of…

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…

WATCH: Heavy Machine Guns of the Great War

I have been really enjoying The Great War series, so I figured I ought to take advantage of an opportunity to look at several WWI heavy machine guns side by…

REVIEW: Last Blood on Pomerania by Tomasz Borowksi

The 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division ‘Wallonien’, which mostly consisted of French-speaking citizens of the Kingdom of Belgium – first as part of the Wehrmacht, and later in the ranks…

Soldier Missing since the Korean War Finally Identified

The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his…

New Upcoming WW2 Movies in 2018 – Argunners.com

Don’t miss out! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on new upcoming (top) Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases, so that you don’t miss out anything. In this list are the upcoming World War II Movie,…

Soldier Missing since Korean War Accounted For

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced yesterday that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial…

This WWII tank crew laid waste and inspired the movie Fury

The 3rd Armored Division landed in Normandy on June 24, 1944 with years of training but no combat experience. Over the next 11 months, the division would be part of…

Hellcat aircraft wreck of the Solomons

This Hellcat aircraft wreck is one of the most accessible airplane wrecks in the Solomons. The wreck is upright, intact and in just 9m of clear water. The Grumman F6F Hellcat…

Amsterdam Then & Now by Koos Winkelman

Argunners Magazine is able to present you stunning Then & Now photographs from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The photos were taken by Koos Winkelman from Netherlands himself, who enjoys to travel and…

6 British Soldier of World War I were buried today in Ieper

The remains of Gunners Joseph William Rowbottom and Albert William Venus, along with the unknown remains of four other soldiers of the Great War were buried today at the Commonwealth War…

REVIEW: Images of War – Final Days of the Reich by Ian Baxter

The Final Days of the Reich is the latest in the popular Images of War series by Ian Baxter. Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions…

Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

The Battle of the Duisburg Convoy was a naval engagement on the night of 8/9 November 1941 between an Italian convoy and a British Naval squadron, which intercepted the convoy.…

Deadly Accuracy: The Top Snipers of World War 2

A term originating in British India for the highly skilled hunters able to bring down elusive “snipe” birds, today’s snipers are known as the most proficient sharpshooters in the military.…

Voices of First Wold War – Trench Raids

http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Podcast-15_-Trench-Raids.mp3 There was some general about 30 miles behind the lines wanting to know who was on the opposite side. And he would send up a message, ‘Raid so and…

Anthropoid – First Peek into this new WWII Thriller

The first image of a new upcoming WWII thriller, called “Anthropoid”, featuring Irish stars Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy has been released. Anthropoid Synopsis: Based on the true story of two Czechoslovak…

Vietnam Vet describes the Horrors of the Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People’s Army…

12 Amazing Aerial Photographs of D-Day

The Normandy landings, on “D-Day”, as you may have never seen before.. From the air! Presented are 12 amazing aerial photographs of D-Day. Almost all were taken on June 6,…

“They call me legend” – Chief Master Sgt. Doug Morrell

At 96 years old, he’s had a long time to develop stories and tales. From his 32 combat missions to the time he called in his own close air support…

Bald Hill Exercise – 1st Australian Armoured Division

The Bald Hill Exercise (Part 1) Seventy two years ago the 1 Australian Armoured Division created history when they took part in Australia’s largest military manoeuvres to date. Held in…

WATCH: German U-505 at Museum of Science and Industry

Watch a video ‘walkthrough’ from the World War 2-era German Submarine U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Thanks to Youtube user Joebot2003. Read also:…

Tuskegee Airmen in Operation Corkscrew

Pantelleria and Lampedusa, two islands located about 50 miles off the Tunisian coast, were strategically located in the middle of the intended path of the Allied fleet for Operation Husky,…

Pilot Missing in Action since 1944 Accounted For

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert L. McIntosh, missing from World War II, has now been accounted for. On May 12, 1944, McIntosh was assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron,…

Traditional Enemies: Britain's War With Vichy France 1940-42

I had the pleasure of reviewing this book. It’s one of the most interesting I’ve read to date which sits and makes you think about what would have happened had…

PHOTO-MYTH UNCOVERED: Photographical Proof of German Atrocities in Russia

Argunners presents its second “Photo-Myth Uncovered” with a photograph that was launched on the world wide web as “Photographical proof of German Atrocities in Russia” other titles that went with…

Operation Catapult – Attack on Mers-el-Kébir: British vs French

Operation Catapult was the code name given to the naval military action by Britain to ensure the French fleet did not fall into German hands following the signing of the…

REVIEW: Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die by Nigel Cawthorne

World War I was a slaughter on an unprecedented scale. Nevertheless there was no shortage of young men willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Some lied about their age…

How Soldiers Past Time during the 1860s

In times of war, many soldiers had long hours where they had to wait until they received instructions of what their next move was. Thus, there were often long periods…

REVIEW: Combat History of the Panzer-Abteilung 103

The book presents the detailed combat history of German Panzer-Abteilung 103 as part of the 3. Panzergrenadier-Division in Italy from September 1943 to August 1944 based on the almost unknown…

WATCH: WWI Trench Mauser

As World War One stagnated into trench warfare, snipers and machine guns quickly proliferated, and exposure above the parapet of one’s trench could be extremely hazardous. This leaves one with…