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Not too far away is a massive MP3 concrete tower, a German naval range-finding position, which was built by forced laborers ...

A series of holiday beaches in Devon, in the United Kingdom, were once vital training grounds that contributed to the success ...

Today, the OGH is Guernsey’s only five-star hotel. It has 60 rooms, a spa and a heated outside pool, and first-class ...

Carrie and Shaun Tullier have a house with probably the best foundations on Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. It starts with a two-meter-thick slab of reinforced concrete, and below that is a series ...

A G-class destroyer, the British Royal Navy’s HMS Glowworm was a vessel that prioritized speed and agility. Launched in 1935, she measured 323 feet in length and was powered by Parsons geared steam ...

Few movies are made about Finland’s role in World War II, especially when it comes to the country’s part in the Holocaust. While many are aware the nation aligned itself with Germany, as a way of ...

In the midst of the Cold War, the United States came together with countries around the world to research one of the most remote areas of the world: Antarctica. Codenamed Operation Deep Freeze, the ...

The Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom, has launched a fundraising campaign to fund the restoration of its sole M47 Patton. The Cold War-era medium tank, named for famed American Gen. George S.

William Goines was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1936, with his family eventually relocating to Lockland, a suburb of Cincinnati. The elder Goines worked several jobs to support them, largely in the ...

World War I forever changed the European landscape, in terms of the loss of human life and the scars left behind in the earth via the digging of trenches and the explosive nature of artillery and ...

The Arisaka Type 99 rifle was a significant evolution in the realm of military armaments. Born out of necessity in the 1930s, its development reflected a desire to equip the Imperial Japanese Army ...