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Military history from the Cold War period.

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Cold War Modern Day WW2 

USN P22: A Cold War German Built US Patrol Boat, in England

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Phil cold war, Patrol Boat, USN

So just how does a German built, American naval boat end up in a sleepy Kent village? Something that most

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German Soldier
Cold War WW1 WW2 

The Long and Controversial History of the Flamethrower

March 23, 2023March 24, 2023 Gemila Boss battlefields, Flamethrower, WW1, WW2

Whether it be flaming arrows, Greek Fire, torching villages, pouring boiling tar down on one’s enemies through castle murder holes

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Cold War WW2 

The Mechanical Mule: The US Army’s Workhorse

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Robbie McGuire cold war, Vietnam War, WW2

The dependable pack mule is most associated with their use by the British, American and Commonwealth armies. Often they were

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Cold War WW2 

Controversial and Top Secret: Operation Paperclip

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Emily Marty cold war, top secret, WW2

Also known as Project Paperclip, Operation Paperclip was a controversial, top-secret programme run by U.S. Intelligence after the Second World

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South Korea
Cold War Modern Day News 

South Korea to Compensate Vietnam War Massacre Survivor

March 6, 2023March 17, 2023 Hans Zanuck South Korea, Vietnam War, War Crimes

Seoul: A South Korean court has found the government responsible for a massacre committed by South Korean troops during the

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Harvey Keitel
Cold War Modern Day 

Why Was Harvey Keitel Sacked From Apocalypse Now?

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Steve Palace Apocalypse Now, Movie, Vietnam War

War movie classic Apocalypse Now wouldn’t be the same without Martin Sheen, who starred as Captain Benjamin Willard. His perspective

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aircraft carrier Sao Paulo
Cold War News 

Brazil Sank its Aircraft Carrier After Failing To Sell it for Scrap

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Hans Zanuck Aircraft Carrier, Brazil, Navy, shipwreck

São Paulo: From the Biggest Warship to the Biggest Garbage bin. São Paulo was a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier built in

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Vietnam war tunnel rat
Cold War Military 

Vietnam Tunnel Rats – The Underground War

March 1, 2023March 2, 2023 Tomislav Lovric Tunnel Rats, Viet Cong, Vietnam War

In modern military history, the Vietnam War can be observed as a prime example of how guerrilla attacks and seemingly

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H-4 Hercules
Cold War WW2 

Howard Hughes, Why the Spruce Goose?

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Nicolas Villarroel Howard Hughes, WW2

Howard Hughes, a name that has become synonymous with obsessive compulsive disorder, reclusiveness, the “eccentric billionaire”, was nevertheless, a visionary

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PBR Mk1 in the Mekong Delta sometime 1967 and Joseph Conrad
Cold War Modern Day Pre-WW1 

Heart of Darkness: The Man who Inspired ‘Apocalypse Now’

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Steve Palace Apocalypse Now, Congo, Vietnam War

If any film sums up the experiences of the Vietnam War, it’s Apocalypse Now. Director Francis Ford Coppola led his

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Historian has to Sell Full Sized Spitfire Replica he Built in his Garden

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Hans Zanuck

David Price, a military historian, built a full-size Spitfire replica starting from nothing but sheer enthusiasm. He even demolished his

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Former US Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years in Jail in Neo-Nazi Plot

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Hans Zanuck
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New Evidence Suggests Gladiator Fights Occurred in Britain

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