Tank Museum Sells Second World War Combat Vehicles At Auction
A collection of 120 vehicles which includes World War II-era tanks, armored cars and warplanes are going up for auction in France. One of the…
Nazi Era Time Capsule Opened By Archaeologist: Perfectly Preserved Copies of Mein Kampf Included!
A Nazi time capsule that contained photographs, newspapers, coins and books from 1934 was discovered in Poland. Archaeologists knew about the capsule decades ago but…
John Baer – American Hero of the Korean War With Three Purple Hearts
The Korean War, the conflict that, for American soldiers, was sandwiched in between WWII and Vietnam, is often referred to as ‘The Forgotten War,’ but…
Codename: ‘Why Me?’ – The Second World War Project to Create the Mother of all Stinkbombs
Mary Roach was undertaking research for her book “Grunt – The curious science of humans at war” when she uncovered letters in the OSS archives…
Adolf Hitler: Dictator and Drug Addict
A newly translated German book examines in detail how Hitler during the Second World War relied on a cocktail of animal hormones, vitamins, narcotics, and…
American WWII Hero Who Died To Save His Buddies Returns Home After 70 Years
Captain Elwood Euart was a World War II hero. In 1943, he was sailing aboard the SS President Coolidge, a ship that had been transformed…
Fort Sumter, Where The American Civil War Began, Should be Turned into a National Park
Senator Tim Scott is asking that the location where the Civil War started to be elevated to that of a national park. Scott, a Republican,…
New US Air Force Stealth Bomber be Given WWII-era Name
Northrop Grumman is building the new B-21 stealth bomber for the US Air Force. According to sources, that plane will likely receive a World War…
The Man Who Stopped the Cold War in its Tracks!
The Cold War, that period of tension between the Western and Eastern world powers that lasted from the end of WWII until 1991, kept the…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse of the Veteran
Those who survived a war are often scarred for life by their experiences. Many suffer problems, including the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
WW2-Era Documents From Chicago Tribune Battle of Midway Trial May Be Released Soon
With the Battle of Midway as a backdrop, the US Navy found itself opening a war on a new front – the courtroom. On June…
Animated Film Shows Terror of the Korean War: Battle of Chosin Reservoir (watch)
Watch a four-minute animated short film that portrays the horrific 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The film was adapted from the graphic novel Chosin: Hold…