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Hugo Junkers was something of an aviation visionary, anticipating future develpments in several areas in the early days of aviation, but he came into conflict with Hitler

Hitler had Hermann Pohlman design the Junkers 87 dive bomber specifically to be used as a weapon of terror. The Stuka was to drastically change warfare forever.

Free antique furniture is out there if collectors and decorators search for it. Finding it and restoring it is a good way to lessen the load at landfill sites.

Countless battles and bombing raids occurred during W.W.2. The16th October 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the 1st aerial attack on British territory by the Luftwaffe.

Junkers often buy more than they need simply because it's cheap. But the junk usually needs some restoration and could just collect dust in the basement. Love it first.

Learn what to look for and what to avoid when junking. When it's cheap, it's sometimes hard to resist, but if it's not on a list, it's probably not something you wanted.

Located at the crossroads of France, Germany, and Belgium, Luxembourg is the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world today.

Otto von Bismarck, a Prussian aristocrat, led the unification process of the several Germanic states into a unified nation in the latter half of the 19th century.

Prussia rose to great importance through its association with the Elector of Brandenburg, and became a huge power during the 18th and 19th centuries.

In many respects the Battle of Britain became famous as much for the aircraft that were used to fight in it as for what actually happened during that battle itself.

Frederick William I was the first king of Prussia. He would establish Absolutism in Prussia and give the state its distinct military character.

Every month there seems to be a new rebate, incentive, cash back, discount, low interest or no interest, or return program to induce consumers to buy new. Beware!

With secret submarine voyages taking months, the Axis looked into a rapid communication air link to keep in contact during World War Two.

The Troopship Lancastria, carrying as many as 9,000 British Army soldiers of the defeated BEF was sunk while trying to escape France in 1940.

On October 14, 1943 the Eighth AAF launched a massive B-17 bombing raid against the ball bearing factories of Schweinfurt, Germany.

Frederick the Great brought prosperity to Prussia during the 18th century, establishing The Enlightenment and fighting wars with Austria, Russia and France.

Germany's Luftwaffe assisted in the struggle to halt overwhelming Soviet armored formations through the deployment of innovative aerial anti-tank weapons

Junk Style Decorating has become a new catch phrase in the design world. It's a funky way to recycle and turn junk into a useful and eclectic addition to the home.

Louis Bleriot built the first monoplane.

Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting clarifies why most of our dreams have never materialized and why the majority of us have lived with all-too-empty bank accounts.

Car insurance for teens can be expensive, but there are practical things parents can do to get cheaper car insurance for their teenage drivers.

A self-absorbed blonde diva and a slow as a sloth priest headline this new group of inept motorists. Pedestrians need to dive for cover when these folks hit the road.

Starting as a glider pilot, Hanna Reitsch flew almost every German military aircraft in World War II. She was also associated with the development of the V1 flying bomb.

In 1944 the P-51 Mustang changed the war! Nothing the Nazi's could put in the sky could stop it! Fast, accurate and agile the Mustang racked havoc on the Luftwaffe.

The Battle of Britain was waged from July 10 - October 31, 1940. The German Luftwaffe attacked but, with the help of the RCAF and Canada, Britain was saved from capture

The Luftwaffe's defense against the US strategic bombing campaign relied on a blend of confident pilots, dependable aircraft and sound operational air combat procedures.

In the third quarter of the last century, British boys put together countless plastic scale model kits, especially of aeroplanes. And model aeroplane kits meant Airfix.

The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army

Until the late 19th Century, Germany was a mass of small independent states - until, that is, they were united under the leadership of ambitious, warlike Prussia.

Designs fueled by the imperative of war produced some of aviation history's most fantastic vehicles. Secret projects that even today seem borrowed from a distant future.