The Leaders of the Third Reich
During the Second World War, the Nazi war machine cut a swathe of carnage through Europe. Leading the way were four men of terrible ambition…
1 Man, 1 Gun – 7 German Tanks: Investigating the Legend of Nikolai Sirotinin
A monument to the Soviet soldier Nikolai Sirotinin was erected in the Republic of Belarus in the Mogilev region. The inscription on the monument reads:…
Germany’s Best Nightfighter – Messerschmitt Bf 110 in 25 Photos
Prior to the beginning of WWII, Hermann Goering was urged by the Third Reich’s Ministry of Aviation to solve the issue of choosing the right…
Great Photos! The Versatile British Crusader Tank of WWII
The Crusader tank, also known as Mk VI or A15 Crusader was among one of the primary tanks used by the British army during World…
Mighty Little Destroyer of Tanks – The German “Hetzer” Jagdpanzer 38(t) in 25 Great Photos
The Hetzer, originally known as Jagdpanzer 38(t), was one of the most prolific tank destroyers fielded by the Germans during the Second World War. Following a…
USS Indianapolis -True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most…
RAF Pilot Leads Rebellion for Independence in Zimbabwe
Cecil Rhodes established Fort Salisbury and the state of Rhodesia in September of 1890, and ninety years later, it was rebranded as the state of…
An Amazing Barn Find: WW2 Jeep – Yours for $18,000
1943 Willys Jeep GPW – a rare Jeep find stuck in a corner of a barn for over 50 years and this old Jeep has come…
Fascists in Skirts – German Auxiliaries in World War II
In the German system of values, there was a stable expression describing the social role of women, it read – Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen,…
WWII Prison Break – The Great Escape You Never Heard About in Austria
In August 1938, 20 kilometers from the Austrian city of Linz, construction of a concentration camp called “Mauthausen” began and it was first in the…
Secrets of D-Day – Restoring the Neptune Monograph
These days one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Second World War is coming to life again – and this time you won’t…
Yamamoto’s Gold Tooth? Professor Found it at the Admiral’s Crash Site
Anderson Giles is a retired professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. On a recent trip to the island of Bougainville in the…