‘They are the reason’ Tipton, Mo., monument dedicated to honoring past, present and future veterans
By Jeremy P. Amick According to the website of the Tipton (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce, the community of Tipton retains a rich military legacy. During…
D-DAY VETERAN DOUGLAS C-47 “SNAFU SPECIAL” HONORED WITH VISIT OF WWII HARLEYS
This Dakota Hunter Blog is a report of our Harley Club’s visit to Normandy. This year, on 4th June 2016, we gave an “acte de presence”…
FOUND! The lost Panzer Division and the wreck of “Marburg” full of German tanks and guns
Research: George Karelas and Gerasimos Sotiropoulos| Photos: As credited Text: Pierre Kosmidis By May 21st, 1941 the Germans had concluded the invasion of mainland Greece,…
Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace
Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…
Caesar’s elite Germanic Cavalry
By Ludwig H. Dyck During Gaius Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul (58-51 BC) and during the civil war (50-45 BC) that followed, Caesar commanded over…
Recollections and Experiences of a United States Troop Carrier Squadron Officer in Normandy
In memory of Col. Frank W. Hansley (1917-2003) Air power was a key component to the Allied victory in WWII. The mobility and maneuverability of…
A motive of preservation – Air Force pilot from Missouri killed in action during Vietnam War
As a young man growing up in Tipton, Mo., James Franklin Lang had a fascination with the skies — an interest that later led to his…
Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew
Ileen Lois was the name given to a B-17 bomber which was recovered in 2013, 69 years after it crashed in Lake Bolsena, the biggest volcanic…
The Day That Stuka Pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel Sank The Soviet Battleship Marat
The 20-year-old Silesian pastor’s son, Ulrich Rudel, began his pilot training for the German Luftwaffe in 1936. Rudel volunteered for the new dive-bombing Stuka formations…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 4 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. June 4th 1940 – Operation Dynamo comes to an end.…
The Lost Tommies in Colour
In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…
Guest blogger Dan Snow: Dunkirk – Day by Day 3 June 1940 (Watch)
Dan Snow gives us a day-by-day account of the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk during WWII. On June 3rd, 1940 – the evacuations are winding down…