USS Arizona Rests At Pearl Harbor – The Life and Death Of A Noble Battleship In Pictures
The famous Pennsylvania-class battleship, the USS Arizona was built by the United States for the US Navy in the mid-1910s. The battleship class was named in…
Tank Museum – The Best Tank Of WWII: The Panther (Watch)
The Panther tank wasn’t a heavily-armored tank or massively armed like other tanks out there (such as the Tiger), but it was considered superior as…
Car vs Cobra Helicopter, The Car Wins When Things Go Wrong
Just when you think you know what’s going to happen – it all changes with a plot twist. This challenge pits Kim Jin Pyo (Presenter…
This Is How US Paratroopers Were Trained During WWII – It Was No Picnic
In 1930, the US Army experimented with the concept of parachuting three-man heavy-machine-gun teams. Nothing came of these early experiments. The first US airborne unit…
The First Living Recipient Of The Medal Of Honor Since The Vietnam War (Watch)
On October 25, 2007, near the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, Specialist Salvatore Giunta sought out and recovered a fellow soldier who was being dragged away…
The Best Sniper Of World War 1 (Watch)
Francis Pegahmagabow is not a well-known name, but he was a Canadian First Nation sniper-hero of World War One and the most-awarded native soldier in…
Get A Really Good Look: The M1 Garand Firing In Slow Motion (Watch)
General George S. Patton, one of the most important Allied generals of World War II, called the M1 Garand Rifle ‘the greatest battle implement ever…
Saving Private Ryan – An In Depth Look At The Omaha Beach Scene (Watch)
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 film set during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom…
So Cool – An Extra’s Life On The Set Of Band Of Brothers (Watch)
Band of Brothers was a 2001 TV series starring Damian Lewis, and produced by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It is based on a book,…
Amazing Pictures – The Massive Floating Dry Docks Of The US Pacific Fleet
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
22 Amazing Pictures – Aircraft Carriers Fighting in the Pacific During WW2
The war in the Pacific was, for the first time, a war of Aircraft Carriers. They took over the leading role from the battleships which…
Fearless and Deadly – The Dedicated Young Women Who Fought For Russia In WW2
Soviet women played a major role in World War II on the Eastern Front. While most women worked in the industry, agriculture, transport, and other…