WWII Stories: Fate of the Guernsey Man Who Punched German Soldier Finally Discovered . . . After 70 Years
The fate of Guernsey man Sidney Ashcroft was finally discovered 70 years after he got deported from his then Nazi-occupied home island for punching a…
WWII B-26 Pilot Flew 75 Missions In The “Widow-maker”
Born in Brooklyn in 1921, Leon Leshay grew up in Massachusetts. He studied science at a Rhode Island college, where he had an opportunity to…
55 quotes from Band of Brothers – hey Frank, this guy says the Germans are bad…..!!
Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be…
WW II B-17 Survival Story – Virtually cut in half by a mid air collision with a German Fighter it got the crew home!
On February 1, 1943, there was a collision in mid-air between a B-17 bomber and a German fighter plane over the Tunis dock area in…
Did You Know That After the War, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Ky Owned a Liquor Store?
Though, among the most recent wars that captured the world’s attention, the Vietnam War is a remnant of history today – an era 50 years…
Edelweiss Pirates: Nazi Germany’s Youth Resistance With Song, Dance And Sabotage
Every generation has its punk rock all-stars and the Edelweiss Pirates, the counter culture to the Hitler Youth, bring that to mind with an added…
XF-85 Goblin – Parasite Fighter – What Were They Thinking ?!?
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant…
The 12 Best Civil War Movies
150 years after its end, the Civil War remains one of the most important events in American history. It has been depicted countless times in…
Christopher Nolan’s Next Film: Dunkirk – A WWII Action Thriller
The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s next film is reportedly a WWII action thriller based on the legendary Miracle of Dunkirk Nolan is set to start filming…
NEVER SURRENDER – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
On 13th May 1940 Winston Churchill rose to speak in the House of Commons. “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one…
WWII WASP Women Pilots Denied A Place In Arlington National Cemetery
The first women pilots’ organisation – called the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was set up in Britain, early in 1940. The idea behind the service…
Top 10 Most Feared Weapons Of WWII?
During World War II the Allies and Axis powers raced with each other to produce the most devastating and terrifying weapons. Many of them gave…