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Visitors to this neglected water park in central Vietnam have slowed to a trickle (Picture: Alamy)From filming locations in the Sahara Desert to Cold War listening stations, the planet's most remarkable deserted wonders are…

At 101, Leo Thoennes is a member of a small club that is shrinking: he is one of the few veterans of the Second World War still alive. But there's more to it than meets the eye for the Federal Way resident, who has lived at the Village…

From raiding pirates to sparring Spartans, cunning Crusaders to violent Vikings, Ubisoft's long run Assassin's Creed The series has (literally) covered a lot of history. The question on everyone's lips is where we go next. We know the…

Read itThe bunker will be auctioned at the end of this month The Cold War was a turbulent period in history, during which the threat of nuclear war was at its highest. Bunkers were built across the country in preparation for a possible…

A Cold War-era German nuclear fallout bunker with 10ft thick walls and its own generator is being sold on EBAY for £1.4millionGermany's Cold War-era nuclear fallout bunker is up for sale for €1.6m (or £1.39m)The nuclear shelter…

TIM BRUSNAHAN, Lincoln Executive Club for the Neighborhood Extra As the midterm elections come to fruition, along with the turbulence of political storms, the…

Family wearing protective masks at the airportThe Rolls Royce (LSE:RR) The share price has more than doubled since the end of 2020, when it fell as low as 34p per share. Today it stands at 82p. However, stocks are still down 36% this…

Hot Springs Village resident Camille Phillips has a real treasure in her possession, namely a 50-page, single-spaced diary of her father's combat experiences during World War II. His father, Edwin T. "Doc" Brown, Jr., served in combat with…

With worries about inflation, the war in Ukraine, and tensions around Taiwan, it's easy for Americans to forget that we're now immersed in the four-year period marking the eightieth anniversary of World War II. . Last December marked…

By Tom SimsCOLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Deep in a disused nuclear bunker built in a Cologne metro station at the height of the Cold War, tour guide Robert Schwienbacher says he receives a number of inquiries from Germans asking space…

The city of Muskogee on Tuesday dedicated a monument to a World War II Navy veteran who received a Medal of Honor after his death.Commander Ernest Evans received the Medal of Honor in 1945. The Department of Defense reports on its website…

Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) The world's democracies face "greatest challenges" since the Cold War as Russia and China continue to work to erode democratic institutions, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at an international conference. democratic…

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to the writing or editing of articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. The Ukrainian war was not supposed to…

The North Pole is melting faster than ever, but the chill in the air at this year's global gathering of Arctic experts had more to do with the growing repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The planetary consequences of this war…

Turkish-American economist Nouriel Roubini said this week that a cold war between the United States and China was escalating and that World War III had already begun.The wider implications of the war in Ukraine: Speaking on US-China…

Former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the following…

This month of October marks the 60e anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tense political and military confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. To mark the anniversary,…

As the global COVID-19 pandemic finally loosens its grip on public consciousness as an object of existential terror, a new fear has swept in to supplant it: nuclear annihilation. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February stoked US…

CUMBERLAND — John M. Newman, a leading authority on Cold War history,…

Less than a week after President Joe Biden warned that America's conflict with Russia could trigger a nuclear 'Armageddon', the White House released a national security strategy pledging to 'win' US global hegemony by military violence.The…

Today's nuclear attack warning system no longer requires a nationwide network of underground bunkers operated by the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) and Police Scotland's air raid sirens...instead, those who have cell phones will…

Ever since World War II, the prospect of World War III has always been something people worry about in the back of their minds. At the height of the Cold War, it was feared that this would trigger another world war that spanned many…

Weekly newsletter The best of Saturday night post in your inbox! In 1959, a 10-year-old Prince Charles was attending boarding school in Cheam, 80km west of London. He was the first member of!-->…

Allowing Ukraine to join the US-led NATO alliance would pose a huge threat to world peace and threaten a world war, but the intellectual groundwork for such a reckless move is already underway, he said. said former US State Department…

WWII vet Edward Carter will celebrate a century of life on Tuesday Posted at 9:46 am on Sunday, October 2, 2022 !-->…

1944, the tide of World War II (WWII) had changed on the Eastern Front, the Soviet Union had to devote all its assets and delegate all its human resources in order to engage in the greatest offensive attack of the Second World War. It…

The Handley Page Victor B.1A XH648, with a wingspan of 33.5m, is the only surviving aircraft of this type and can now be seen at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford in Cambridgeshire. The jet-powered strategic bomber, which was tasked…

Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine recently entered its eighth month, and there are few signs that it will end soon.On the contrary, the fighting seems more likely to intensify. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that…

Riding our mountain bikes to the top of East Mountain was like stepping into a setting from a Stephen King…

You know those people who are nostalgic for the "old days" when their formative years were all bright and shiny? I am not one of them. As a child of the Cold War, my memories of my teenage years and young adulthood are tinged with…

Production is underway in Romania and Hungary on the new HBO Max Original "Spy/Master," a spy drama series set at the height of the Cold War that will star the British Independent Film Award-nominated actor Alec Secăreanu…

Content of the article Is the Ukraine-Russia war a global proxy war? Content of the article Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirms this, saying that NATO is “using Ukraine as a battering ram against the Russian state. … Russia…

In recent years, our world has become accustomed to different types of seizures, such as exotic fruits, graphics cards or toilet paper, but we are not used to having a seizure of drugs. Even most third world countries are equipped…

Comment It may prove to be the mother of all unintended consequences, eclipsing death by virtually any friendly fire or even an errant nuclear missile hitting the wrong town. When the newly elected (or selected, if you prefer) president…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine coincided with a debate over whether to call U.S.-China tensions "a new cold war" and one "No limits“Friendship between Russia and China. As the United States rushed to impose…

Hundreds of lives were lost on September 22, 1914, when the Royal Navy cruiser was sunk in the North Sea along with two of her sister ships.David Edwards, born in Portsmouth and grandson of one of the survivors of the disaster, celebrates…

A Vulcan plane overshot a runway in England on Saturday during a high-speed taxi maneuver, narrowly missing a local road. While the aircraft was largely intact, the road was closed by police as a precaution. The bomber involved in the…

They now seem quaint, even absurd - public service films from the 1950s and 1960s teaching children how to "protect" themselves from a nuclear explosion and showing families that they too can build their own cozy bunker. But with the thaw…

Published: 06:00 16 September 2022 100 years from now, textbooks will say that Thursday, September 8, 2022 marked the end of the Second Elizabethan Age. We may not think of ourselves as living in 'a time' as we might think the!-->!-->!-->…

By James Bennet IIICNHI News ServiceKOKOMO, Ind. - In the early 1940s,…

Just over a week ago, the United States (US) asked chipmaker Nvidia to deliver its cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) processors to China.This is neither the start nor perhaps the end of what appears to be a US-China tech war or,…

A conflict known for its gruesome trench warfare and grizzly, inhuman combat tactics, World War I doesn't often make for a great backdrop for a video game. Unlike WWII, which saw countless digital adaptations spanning multiple console…

Special Forces Veterans - Berlin held their annual meeting in Beaumont for the first time since the tradition began in 1998.Unlike other veteran reunions, where former comrades would tell shared stories of their service, the Special Forces…

It was 1988 and President Ronald Reagan was speaking at a summit in Moscow. In a style few could imitate, Reagan told a joke. It happened like this:"An American, bragging to his Russian friend, says the United States is such a great…

KOKOMO, Ind. - In the early 1940s, 22-year-old Phyllis Talbert posed for the first time in front of Old…

Ukrainian military officials have said a "limited" nuclear war with Russia cannot be ruled out. In an editorial, they wrote that a nuclear conflict raises the…

Artwork: Tang Tengfei/GTIt seems like a long time now that George Osborne and Boris Johnson - then British Chancellor and Mayor of London respectively - spent a week in China as part of a "charm offensive" to promote strong…

he Second World War changed the definition of “normal”. Due to the nature of the conflict, unconventional tactics had to be used to gain an advantage over the enemy. This led to the development of many new technologies, tactics, and…

Similar to Cold War-I, New Cold War-II seems to be dividing the world again, but the situation is much more complex. Cold War-I was led by the USSR, but China with a much larger economy should be the natural leader of…

Protect and Survive - Action after WarningsNuclear, chemical and biological weapons expert Colonel Hamish of Bretton-Gordon said: "It's kind of a fine line between reassuring and actually terrifying people. "I think that's one of the…

Liz Truss, the war hawk of number 10? British Prime Minister candidate Liz Truss said in Birmingham on Tuesday that she felt "ready" to launch Trident nuclear weapons, saying making a decision was an "important duty of the Prime…

Food follows the path of memory. It floats imperceptibly around us, and it's unclear when a faint scent or hint of flavor will transport us to other worlds and other times. My grandparents, from Angul to!-->…

Many German doctors took part in brutal and bloody experiments under the Nazi regime. In the end, only a few received sanctions. Autopsy room in a Nazi concentration camp and print of the German Red Cross (1940).…

LONDON - The first US Navy ship sunk by the enemy during World War I has finally been found, ending 105 years of mystery. A team of experienced divers was able to locate the missing USS Jacob Jones on August 11, around 40 miles off the…

Thousands of Xi Jinping's troops will travel to the allied country to take part in a joint military exercise, according to reports. They will be joined by many other countries, some of which have raised concerns in Western countries.The…

WWII RAF bomber found intact off ItalyFor decades, the Allied invasion of the French coastal city of Dieppe has been considered by many historians to be one of the most catastrophic failures of World War II. More than 3,500 of the…

A team of experienced divers was able to locate the missing ship on August 11, 40 miles off the Isles of Scilly. The USS Jacob Jones was one of six ships named Tucker-class destroyers designed and built by the United States Navy prior to…

Set in 1989 in Germany during an imaginary the Warsaw Pact (opens in a new tab) invasion, Regiments puts you in command of extended real-time combat between Cold War forces. It's a hybrid of RTS and tactical wargame that breaks with…

John Peters, elder; British POW and President of the Association of MBAs, shared his insights on how leaders can build resilient organizations regardless of adversity and volatility. Peters, who is expected to lecture on TEXEM UK's…

Be there . . . . to volunteer for a new British reserve of "Gentlemen and ladies, interested inboating and similar activities, wishing to be oriented towards training for management officers,male and female." Negatives about this Board…

By DAVID ARNDT FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR Vera and Marya are sisters in Soviet Russia, taught by their father as children to admire the communist ideal. Marya, the…

As COVID-19 tore the world apart in 2020, Andry Rajoelina, the incumbent president of Madagascar, referred his citizens to a herbal tonic to ward off the deadly virus. Alexander Lukashenko, the president of…

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5 best guns of WWII: Literally tens of millions of firearms were produced during World War II. Some of the designs performed better than others, while a few stood out as masterpieces. Of these, five were truly the best of the best. 5…

Amy Johnson is presumed dead in 1941. There are still unanswered questions about what really happened to her.Photograph of Amy Johnson and her plane 'Jason'. C 1930, photographer unknown. Public domain via Wikimedia commons.DDuring World…

American actress Nicola Peltz has posted a cryptic message on Instagram amid a rumored feud with her stepmom, Victoria Beckham. On August 6, the 27-year-old star took to her Instagram account and shared two teary-eyed photos showing off…

PRETORIA, South Africa, August 8, 2022: South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor (R) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) attend a strategic dialogue opening meeting at the South African Department of international relations and…

Angus Howard Southwood was born in Taunton, Somerset, on September 4, 1929. His father had left school when he was 12 after, he admitted, truancy for seven years. He became an estate agent and mayor of Taunton. Young Angus was educated at…

British Cold War propagandists smeared Kenyan Vice President Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in “black” propaganda operations, recently declassified files reveal.The Foreign Ministry's propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD),…

Victoria Beckham would disagree with his daughter-in-law Nicholas Peltz. There are reports that Brooklyn BeckhamThe mother and wife of are in the midst of the Cold War.How is the relationship between Victoria Beckham's wife and son…

Michael Fitzsimmons/iStock Editorial via Getty Images the intro As tensions rise around Taiwan and Ukraine, we think it's important to ask, "What's the worst-case scenario?" If China were to invade Taiwan, how would the world react?…

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi could become Franz Ferdinand's figure in a possible Third World War if she is injured by the Chinese military during her trip to Taiwan, experts warn.The Democrat, 82, landed in Taiwan,…

pg | 1h34 | Comedy, Satire, War | January 29, 1964 (United States) The third of director Stanley Kubrick's four war feature films, "Dr. Strangelove" (or formally: "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb") is…

THE 20th century saw bloody conflicts unfold around the world in two world wars. But will the 21st century see the world return to war? Here's what we know. 1The war in Ukraine continues after the Russian invasion in February 2022Credit:…

Earlier this month, the United States celebrated its Independence Day on July 4. This day holds tremendous significance in American history, as the founding fathers of the American nation proclaimed the Declaration of…

Video games have the power to tell incredible stories by their very nature, with interactivity driving narratives like no other medium can. They can also be a vehicle for stories that could easily fit on the page of a book or the length of…

After years of production cuts, the world's arms manufacturers are preparing for a new Cold War inspired by the struggle in Ukraine, The Telegraph reported. The UK defense sector is no exception: industry leader BAE Systems expects a flood…

Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine is, after a series of strategic missteps by Vladamir Putin, becoming what many experts call a "war of attrition." The term describes warfare characterized by the "sustained process…

Comment this storyCommentBritain's national security adviser has warned that a breakdown in dialogue between rival powers increases the risk of nuclear war, with fewer safeguards today than during the Cold War.Western nations had a better…

Today is Thursday, July 28, the 209th day of 2022. There are 156 days left in the year. ×…

The Aspen Security Forum is the kind of national security conference where you might ask Richard Moore, the completely unguarded leader of MI6, to step aside so you can access the water cooler. It's the kind of place where, at…

Immediately after (if not during) World War I, Britain began to decline as the world's sole superpower. This process slowly and steadily gained momentum after the end of World War II in 1945 with the horrific atomic…

The Russian Navy took delivery of what is the world's longest known submarine, the one its maker touts as a research vessel - but others say is a platform for spy and possibly nuclear weapons .The Belgorod was handed over to the Russian…

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sparked many commendable reactions around the world. Nations praised his life, goals,…

The most recent thing to surface from Lake Mead around Las Vegas is a World War II dropship, the very identical model famous for its use on D-Day in 1944. The ship of World War II Experts say the lake's sill has reached an all-time high,…

The French frigates L'Astrée and L'Hermoine attack the English convoy off Cape Breton in this painting by August-Louis de Rossel de Cercy. Wikipedia.org…

Landguard Fort, off the Landguard Peninsula of Felixstowe, has protected the coasts of this country for hundreds of years. Although there have been a number of fortifications here since the reign of King Henry VIII, the current fort was…

Reg Chard, 99, is a humble hero. In fact, call him a hero and you'll be overlooked."No," he told me unequivocally. "Heroes are the ones who don't come home. Not me. I had a good life...they got nothing."Chard is one of Kokoda's last…

Scottish National Party defense spokesman Stewart McDonald is right to demand the government introduce legislation to 'inject much-needed responsibility into the armed forces' in response to accusations of SAS killing civilians in…

Ahad Raza Mir landed another international series. He will join world on fireis in the cast of the second season of the series. After its debut on Netflix in resident Evilthis is Ahad's second foreign series. He will be…

A TAUNTON-born Cold War spy who blocked the recovery of a Soviet warplane that crashed into a lake in the British sector of Berlin has died. Major - later Lieutenant Colonel - Angus Southwood, operations officer for…

Archie Thomas has requested 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday. He received more than 1,000...and counting! TYLER, Texas — Last week, an East Texas veteran and prisoner of war shared his request for 100 birthday…

In his 100 years, Archie Thomas has definitely lived a life worth telling.A large crowd gathered to…

BBC TV's flagship 'Panorama' program has revealed new evidence that British special forces killed unarmed detainees in Afghanistan and planted weapons near their bodies to justify their crimes.The BBC also found evidence that senior…

Be careful what you wish for. Artwork: Liu Rui/GTJapan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a landslide victory in Sunday's House of Councilors elections, winning more than half of the seats up for grabs. The LDP's coalition…

"See You Up There" offers a quick but unforgettable look at the horrors of war that's as grotesquely memorable as anything else in movies...but its real story comes from the consequences horror, damaged, forgotten French…

The opening salvo came via email from the R&A. The title alone was ominous: R&A CHAMPIONS CELEBRATION STATEMENT The…

By mail online William Sachiti bought a former Royal Air Force base in Norwich, England It uses the 250,000 square foot stretch to test its self-driving delivery cars On the ground is a decommissioned radar system used to detect…

William Sachiti acquired a large disused AMES Type 84 radar unit from an abandoned Royal Air Force (RAF) radar station. The British entrepreneur and roboticist has created a thread on Reddit's /r/electronics subreddit seeking advice on…

Refugees find themselves in a situation of uncertainty due to the protracted refugee scenario. They are neither eligible for repatriation nor qualified as citizens of the host country or of a third country. However, they…

World War II looms large in our collective memory, and how could it not be? It practically defines the 20th century. Tens of millions of people fought around the world in a war to end fascism, culminating in the dawn of the…

Millionaires are like the rest of us — when they need help fixing their decommissioned Cold War-era radar units to detect UFOs, they turn to the good folks at Reddit.As spotted by Vicean anonymous Reddit post featuring a gigantic British…

Picture this: It's World War I, and you're one of the soldiers on the Western Front forced to stand in trenches filled with rainwater that would later turn to creamy mud. This is the same place where you will sleep and spend most of your…

British tech entrepreneur William Sachiti had been living and working in the abandoned Royal Air Force (RAF) air defense radar station for about three months when he posted a wire on Reddit looking for help. "Help! I want to bring this…

A year after the end of World War II, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, during a visit to the United States in 1946, gave one of his most famous speeches, known to historians as name of "Iron Curtain Speech". The speech…

A WOMAN who turned her home into a museum dedicated to a British WWII spy says she protected it from developers for 1,000 years. Rosemary Rigby set up the unique museum at Wormelow, near Ross-on-Wye, after…

Russia has long used the cold to defeat Europe. The winter of 1812 stopped Napoleon's special military operation. Hitler's troops smashed the freezer outside Moscow's gates in December 1941. Now Vladimir Putin has the ability to cut off…

Boris Johnson's pledge to increase defense spending falls far short of what is needed if the war in Ukraine spills over to other European countries and escalates into World War III, the former first lord has warned of the sea, Admiral Lord…

Robert Fox says there 'is a real threat of war' as Russian invasion of Ukraine continues A defense expert has claimed…

NATO leaders gathered on Wednesday to try to turn an urgent sense of purpose sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine into action - and to patch up any cracks in their unity over money and mission.General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said the…