Post-apocalyptic relics of World War II, only 4 are left standing
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Almost the same size as the Titanic, the disaster of the last and most luxurious of the great zeppelins marked the end of the era of travel by airships
Post-apocalyptic relics of World War II, only 4 are left standing
Editor's picks
Almost the same size as the Titanic, the disaster of the last and most luxurious of the great zeppelins marked the end of the era of travel by airships
Muse of surrealism, photographer, tough war correspondent, The Guardian once described her as model, monster and mother
From its obscure Celtic origins to its modern version. Its history, the Christian origin of the name, carved pumpkins, trick-or-treating, how it arrived from Europe to the United States, the current business in figures and the mischievous pranks that were played when there was no treat
She fought during the siege of Sarajevo shooting down Serbian snipers. Only his code name is remembered; "Strijela" or "Arrow". Welcome to her hunting ground, the avenue of snipers
Misconceptions caused mainly by movies, press and photos
On September 16, 1943, the Black Sheep Squadron began its reign of terror over Japanese pilots, shooting down 11 Zeros in the Solomon Islands. Their leader, Greg "Pappy" Boyington, scored five of those victories and from that fateful day for the Rising Sun, he continued adding kills almost daily
In 1941, a squadron of mercenary pilots became the terror of the Japanese air force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Grateful Chinese called them the Flying Tigers
In 1958, a mysterious World War II bomber was discovered in the middle of the Sahara, perfectly preserved as if it had suddenly been transported through time from the 1940s and dropped onto the desert dunes 15 years later. This is the story of the aircraft and the tragic fate that befell its crew
This is Orphan Ann on Radio Tokyo, the little sunbeam whose throat you'd like to cut. Get ready again for a vicious assault on your morale!
Codenamed Overlord - Neptune, the Normandy landing was a slaughtery. However, the number of casualties was not so high in relation to the number of troops that managed to deploy as a spearhead. Nor in comparison with other operations of World War II
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