Underrated: The Universal Carrier & its service in the German Army
The Universal Carrier, first produced in the 1930s, adopted a specific nickname during the first years of WWII: the Bren Carrier. This was due to…
Operation Safari & How The Danish Scuttled Their Own Navy
It is well known among those who study World War II that Vichy France scuttled its own navy in Toulon on November 27, 1942 as…
MI5 “Agent Jack” Thwarted Plot to Kill Eisenhower & Montgomery
Two female Nazi sympathizers created a plan to kill Allied generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery. Marita Perigoe and Eileen Gleave had discovered where…
Myths of WW2: Isn’t The Reality Harsh Enough?
World War II has been captured on film by Hollywood, written about in both fictional and factual books, and caught in newsreel footage at the…
Now in his 90s Former SS Guard to Stand Trial for War Crimes
In November 2018, a 94-year-old German man will stand trial to answer for crimes that he committed during WWII. The alleged crimes took place in…
“Like hell!” the MPs Replied: GIs Mistakenly Arrested One of Their Generals
December 20, 1944 was a miserable day for American soldiers in the Ardennes. The weather was bitterly cold, with ice and snow biting at men…
SS Dr. Hans Munch, called the “Good Man Of Auschwitz”, How is That Possible?
During World War II, a large number of prisoners underwent medical experiments in German concentration camps. In Auschwitz and other camps, prisoners were subjected to…
Footage of 60,000 German Prisoners Paraded Through Moscow
Just weeks after the Allies landed in Normandy during World War II, a second large-scale offensive was inbound toward Germany from the east. Operation Bagration,…
Understanding the USS Arizona: Sunken Ship Reveals Tragic Secrets
One of the most traumatic losses the United States experienced during World War II happened before the country had even gone to war – the…
Chouigui Pass This Little Known Battle Proved Crucial To The Allies
The United States tried to resist entanglement in World War II. But when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese in December 1941, all that…
The Greatest Soldier in American History. But you’ve never heard of him, right?
It took the United States more than 30 years to realize it, but a genuine American hero of World War II worked tirelessly – and…
How Japanese Messages Told the Allies Fuhrer’s Plans
Throughout the Second World War, the Allies tried to spy on Hitler and his generals. They went to extraordinary lengths to understand what the Führer…