Judy – The Hero Dog of WW2 Who Survived Ship Sinkings & Prison Camps
Animals of many different species often suffer terribly in times of war, especially those who are directly involved in battle, such as dogs and horses.…
The Longest Day – One Of The Most Famous WW2 Movies, Featuring Many Actors Who Took Part In D-Day
Of all of the movies made about the Second World War’s D-Day landings and the Allied invasion of Normandy, the most famous are undoubtedly Saving…
Toys R Us: The WW2 Veteran Who Created A Toy Store Empire That Collapsed Only Days After His Death
Few people who have lived through the latter half of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first, whether they were born in…
Firing The .50 Cal From a Sherman Tank: How Often Was This Actually Done?
From the very first moment that the earliest tanks rolled onto the battlefield in the First World War, they forever changed the way ground battles…
Forgotten Hero of Korea: US General Who Saved the US Eighth Army in Korea & Just Like Patton Died As A Result Of An Accident In His Staff Car
On the December 23, 1950, a military jeep with two occupants was traveling on a dirt road just outside Seoul, Korea. A convoy of trucks…
Werner Goering, The US Bomber Pilot Whose Name Almost Got Him Assassinated By The FBI
A famous quote from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice states that “the sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” In…
Mystery of HMAS Sydney, Sunk in WW2 & the Strange Body That Washed Up On Christmas Island
Of the many naval encounters between the Allies and the Axis forces in World War II, the sea battle between the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran…
The British Civilian Gas Mask: Full of Chemicals As Dangerous As The Gas it Was Protecting You From
Warfare, throughout the ages, has prompted and necessitated the rapid expansion of industry, technology, and innovation in various kingdoms and nations. Sometimes the hastily-developed technology…
How German Intelligence Agents Managed To Unearth A Ton Of Information From POWs
Alexander Jefferson of the United States Army Air Forces was flying a P-51 Mustang over Toulouse, France, in August 1944. It was by no means…
B-24 Pilot Saved 1000’s of POWS But Never Said a Word About His Wartime Heroism
The loss of life and the destruction caused by conflict is one of the greatest tragedies of war. A more personal tragedy is that many…
Routinely Tortured, Jet Fighter Ace & The Only Man To Be Awarded The Air Force Cross 3 Times
The Air Force Cross is the second highest decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Air Force for an act…
The Wake Island Rail, a Species of Bird that Became Extinct Because of WW2
In modern warfare, we have the ability to wreak the kind of destruction that has never before been seen in the history of this planet.…