When allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day 6th June, 1944, they did so alongside a fleet of bizarre tanks with very special roles – brought into life by visionary Commander Percy Horbart.
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The 2nd Great Fire of London – St Pauls Cathedral in WW2
Christmas time in 1940, really was an explosive one, and on the evening of the 29th and 30th December, Luftwaffe, Germany’s powerful Air force, launched a devastating raid on London. Named the Blitz, during the raid 130 Heinkel HE111s aircraft dropped 10,
The Dangerous Mission To Capture A German Tiger Tank
The dangerous mission to capture a German Tiger tank during World War II was only recently revealed after Major Douglas Lidderdale’s death in 1999.