Disney Brings Laughs to this Training Video for Allied Soldiers in WWII
America’s involvement in WWII saved its economy and many businesses with one notable exception – Walt Disney Studios. To survive, it joined the war. Since its…
When a Toilet Break Led to War Between China and Japan in 1937
Wars have been waged over the stupidest things, but in 1937, Japan took it a step further. That was the year that a minor incident…
After The USS Indianapolis Was Sunk, The Sailors Had To Survive The Worst Shark Attack in History
On July 30th, 1945, a Japanese submarine sank a Portland-class cruiser of the US Navy, resulting in the single greatest casualty rate in American naval…
The French “Red Zone” Is So Dangerous, It Still Is A No-Go Area 100 Years After WWI
The Zone Rouge (Red Zone) is a region near Verdun, France spanning some 460 square miles of mostly virgin forest – at least on the…
The Modified C-130 Intended By The American Military To Rescue Hostages… It Failed
To rescue American diplomats in Iran, the US tried several things – all with disastrous consequences. Fed up with American interference in their country, Iranian students stormed the…
The Imperial Japanese Air Forces Failed in World War 2 (Watch)
Two Raids On Pearl Harbor Everyone knows about the first bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Less well known, however, was the second attack. And…
In WW2, This USAAF pilot defected, he flew his P-38 to Milan & joined the SS
During WWII, an American pilot defected to Nazi Germany. Despite this, he was allowed to reenlist in the US military. Martin James Monti was born…
In 2003, An F-16 Pilot Saved British Soldiers In Iraq with a Sonic Boom!
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was built for dogfights in the air. Besides its impressive weaponry, its single engine allows it to travel faster…
Hollywood’s Version of the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea (Watch)
By 1944, the Japanese knew they were losing. With so many of their experienced fighter pilots dead and too many inexperienced ones taking their place,…
The One Man Demolition Squad Who Destroyed Six Enemy Positions Single-Handed
Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…
The Supermarine Spitfire’s Fatal Flaw (Watch)
The Spitfire was a single-seat fighter plane that served Britain during WWII. Some are still airworthy today, though more are preserved in museums. Unfortunately, at…
Why German Luftwaffe Aces Were So Successful During WWII (Watch)
During WWII, Allied fighter pilots felt a grudging respect and admiration for their German counterparts because of the latter’s high kill rates. But did German…