David and Goliath of World War Two – The Shortest Soldier Captured The Biggest!
The World War Two story of David and Goliath – an Allied 5ft 3in soldier who captured Germany’s tallest soldier at 7ft 6in has been…
WWII Spitfire Dig In Cambridgeshire Peat Bog Continues
The dig to retrieve the remains of a World War Two Spitfire has continued after it was halted earlier because human remains were discovered. The…
Those left behind – Army veteran discusses combat service with Vietnamese Rangers
By Jeremy P. Amick The stories of veterans can often vary among the different branches of services and the types of military duties for which…
US Army Vietnam War recruiter recalls his role as ‘Death Angel’
Harry Spiller was a Vietnam War recruiter for the US Army and he has now talked for the first time about his experiences after becoming…
Behind Enemy Lines; the March of the 10,000 Greek Hoplites
After defeating Xerxes’ mighty invasion in 479 BCE the Greeks enjoyed a fearsome reputation as powerful warriors, able to defeat armies many times their size.…
Dear IRS, Currently I Am Sitting On A Log in Bastogne, Belgium: COME AND GET ME!
During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S Patton’s Fourth Armored Division broke through the German lines to relieve the pressure on eighteen thousand…
The Secret Nazi V-3 Super Gun – By Robby Houben
The V-3 gun, or Vergeltungswaffe 3 was one of Germany’s wonder weapons developed to change the aggravating tide of war. This Nazi supergun was designed…
The Man Who Volunteered For Auschwitz And Escaped To Tell About The Horrors
Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…
The German Officer Who Rescued the ‘Pianist’
Sometimes, things aren’t always so black and white. Take the Nazi officer who ran a concentration camp in Poland. Who would ever have thought that he’d…
The B-17 Has Turned 80, Here Are 20 Facts About The Flying Fortress
Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…
MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – A Biographical Directory of The Few – Review by Mark Barnes
No complaints from me but the Battle of Britain commemoration seemed to be quite an extended affair with flypasts and all manner of stuff going…
War time journalist who broke news that World War Two had begun turns 104
The story of Clare Hollingworth, a war time journalist who discovered the Nazi invasion of Poland that started World War Two, has been uncovered. Clare…