Sergeant First Class Robert Howard: Refused Two Medals of Honor
He earned three nominations for a Medal of Honor but received only one. Not because he did not deserve all three, but because some of his…
The Mighty Warship USS Indiana in 1898 – Original Footage (Watch)
The USS Indiana (BB-1) was commissioned in 1895 for coastal defense – which made her a terrible choice for the open ocean due to her…
The Siege of Bastogne – Original Footage From The Historic Battle (Watch)
On December 22, 1944, the Germans had the US 101st Airborne Division trapped in the Belgian city of Bastogne. Feeling generous, German General Walther Freiherr…
The Flying Tigers Bite Back (Watch)
When people think of America’s involvement in WWII, they remember the conflict in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific but they also fought the Japanese…
Band of Brothers – Battlefield Guide Reg Jans on the Heroic Role of Captain Speirs in the Attack on Foy (Watch)
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Speirs served with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in WWII. He was originally the platoon leader…
Operation Market Garden – Amazing Home Movie Footage From September 1944 (Watch)
Had the Battle of Arnhem succeeded, WWII in the European Theater might have ended a lot sooner, millions might not have died, and Germany might…
Tibor “Ted” Rubin: How Mauthausen Concentration Camp Helped Him Survive the Korean War
None who survived the German concentration camps of WWII remember them fondly. Except for one man. As far as he was concerned, it is what…
5 Facts – Pearl Harbor – The Day Which Will Live In Infamy (Watch)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to destroy the US Pacific Fleet so they could carve out an empire in the Pacific. In…
“I guess they didn’t know I was a Marine” – Heroism and Honor at Guadalcanal
Despite being the smallest of America’s Armed Forces, the US Marine Corps are considered the cream of the crop. There is a good reason for…
Robert Howard McCard, the American corporal who did not know how to quit
Most people have heard of the D-Day Landings in France, but few know there was (almost simultaneously) another set of landings in the Pacific. As…
The Letter That Forced America Into WWI
When the war in Europe was declared, America was determined to stay neutral until a letter forced its hand. It was rather complicated, but Japan,…
The Third Man to Receive a Victoria Cross for the War in Afghanistan
The Victoria Cross (VC) is Britain’s highest military award for valor. During the War in Afghanistan, they were awarded posthumously until one man bucked the…