In early 1942, nearly 100,000 German troops found themselves trapped in the frozen hell of the Demyansk Pocket, relying entirely on a daring and relentless Luftwaffe airlift. Flying through snow, ice, ...

A unique reproduction of a life-size Spitfire airplane will act as a striking symbol of the bravery and sacrifice of those ...

Deep in the woods of a forgotten airfield, we uncover relics from the Luftwaffe — bunkers, foundations, and aircraft parts buried since WWII. From Messerschmitt components to marked porcelain, every ...

The 'spy’ (or, more correctly, reconnaissance) aircraft must survive enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying ...

The Battle of Britain ended 85 years ago today—closing a months-long air war with clear parallels to the ongoing fight in the skies over Ukraine.

Who really were the most dominant fighter pilots of the Second World War? Welcome back to History of War Elites![...] ...

According to NPR, spook comes from the Dutch word for apparition, or specter. The noun was first used in English around the turn of the nineteenth century. From there, the word lived a harmless life, ...

Today, October 29, marks 85 years since the Foleshill gas works raid which destroyed the roof of St Laurence's Church ...

Harrowing events of the past are depicted through the lens of film writers and Hollywood directors, and they're often ...

The Yak-9 performed more anti-tank missions, in particular, the Yak-9T variant with a 37mm cannon, in this case the ...

He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent[...] ...

Mystery surrounds why the old Victorian-era burial ground behind Llandaff Cathedral was abandoned, with one theory being that ...