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Documentary: Spitfire!

Ben Branch July 24, 2016
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

Spitfire! is a wonderful documentary that actually talks to some of the men and women directly involved with the iconic fighter aircraft’s design and construction…

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1943 Willys Jeep With Trailer

Ben Branch May 24, 2016
  • American
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

The Willys Jeep is a little 4×4 that would go on to punch well above its weight as the history of the automobile unfolded…

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H.M.S. Cardiff Bell

Ben Branch March 30, 2016
  • British
  • Military

A ship’s bell is a central focal point on board, it’s typically used to sound out the time but they’re also used in heavy…

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Luftwaffe Mercedes-Benz Unimog

Ben Branch March 8, 2016
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • German
  • Military

The Unimog is one of the most universally loved 4x4s in the world. Which is really saying something, because typically the various genres within…

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Randolph Engineering Aviator Sunglasses

Ben Branch February 5, 2016
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Military
  • Style
  • Sunglasses

Randolph Engineering Aviator Sunglasses were originally developed to military spec standards (Mil-S-25948) for use by fighter pilots and astronauts. They been standard issue to…

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Harley-Davidson XA Military Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 17, 2015
  • American
  • BMW
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Harley-Davidson XA was a motorcycle developed for use by the US military during WWII. If it looks a little familiar to you, that’s…

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Ikara Anti-Submarine Tail Fin

Ben Branch October 12, 2015
  • Australian
  • Engineering
  • Military

The Ikara was an Australian anti-submarine missile developed in 1959, over the course of its life it would be used by the Australian, British,…

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D-Day Original: 101st Airborne Paratrooper Jump Knife

Ben Branch October 9, 2015
  • American
  • Knives
  • Military
  • Vintage

The D-Day assault is one of the most important military events of the 20th century, the heroism, courage and selflessness displayed by the Allies…

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de Havilland Vampire Jet

Ben Branch September 10, 2015
  • British
  • Military
  • Planes

In 1942 during some of the heaviest fighting of the Second World War a team of engineers at de Havilland were hard at work…

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Camp Century: The City Under Ice

Ben Branch August 23, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Military

Project Iceworm was a secret Cold War operation to create subterranean nuclear missile launch sites under the Greenland ice sheet – within close striking…

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USS Macon Cutaway Wallpaper

Ben Branch August 17, 2015
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Military
  • Vintage

The USS Macon and its sister ship, the USS Akron, were the largest helium-filled airships ever made. They were launched in 1933 and 1931…

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U-boat Blueprints

Ben Branch August 14, 2015
  • Boats
  • Engineering
  • Military
  • Wallpapers

In the post-WWII years Winston Churchill once famously said “The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril”, this…

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