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The Nazi’s Terrifying Siege Of Leningrad Mashed Up With The Actual City

6:00PM January 20, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Sergey Larenkov has published a new series of his amazing World War II photo mashups. This time they are photos of the Nazi’s Siege of Leningrad travelling forward in time to the modern city, now called Saint Petersburg. Yesterday, Russia celebrated the day they broke the siege. More »

News

This WWII Bomb Could Have Destroyed A German City Today

4:45AM December 5, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

World War II is still affecting life in Europe: 45,000 people had to be evacuated after two extremely dangerous bombs were found in the Rhine River, 65 years after they were dropped by British and American bombers. More »

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Scenes From World War II: Victory In Europe

11:00AM October 10, 2011 | Jack Loftus

In 1945, one of the greatest modern wars the world had ever seen was in its final stages. The Rhine was about to be crossed. The Soviets were nearly through on the Eastern Front. The dying continued. More »

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P-51 Mustang Collides And Crashes Over England

2:49AM July 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is rather sad: A P-51 Mustang – one of the most beautiful aeroplanes in history – was destroyed after colliding with a Douglas A-1 Skyraider over the skies of England. More »

News

65 Years Ago, The US Launched The Nazis’ Favourite War Machine

9:18AM May 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The V-2 rocket terrorised the denizens of London throughout the course of World War II. The weapon, built by slave labour, struck the city over a thousand times, killing and injuring several thousand. After the war, it became America’s toy. More »

Gadgets

Turn Your Kid’s Toy Into A WWII Enigma Machine

2:00AM February 17, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Missing that World War II intrigue in your life? Instructable user sketchsk3tch has step by step instructions for turning a keyboard-sporting kids’ toy into an Arduino Enigma Machine, capable of encrypting and decrypting the coded messages sent by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Toys these days. More »

Computing

How Female Computers Helped Win WWII

6:40AM February 10, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Forget Rosie the Riveter. The real female heroes of WWII were the human computers who calculated bomb trajectories and more in the pre-digital age. This is their story. More »

Science

A Brief History Of Rockets, And Why They’re Not Getting Any More Advanced

2:40AM February 9, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Over at Slate, Neal Stephenson charts a brief, fascinating history of the rocket, starting with Hitler’s V-2 during the second World War and ending with today’s sophisticated rockets, capable of launching complex communications satellites that can cost up to $US100,000 a pound. But here, Stephenson explains, we find ourselves locked in: More »

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The Eerie Abandoned Bunkers Of WWII

6:40AM January 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Across wartime Western Europe, defensive bunkers sprung up to uneasily counter the constant threat of the enemy. Some on land, some by sea, but now, all derelict. Photographer Jonathan Andrew toured several countries to capture these haunting, dilapidated relics. More »

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Idiot’s Idiotic Live Grenade Bookend Explodes After Idiot Pulls Pin

1:00PM January 18, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Sort of stupid: using WWII grenades as bookends. Really stupid: giving one of those grenades to a neighbour, no questions asked. Extremely stupid: accepting said grenade. Maximum stupid: immediately pulling the pin from that grenade. Bomb squad, come on down! More »