History | War History

US Venture Recovers 230,000 gallons of Oil From Wreck of WW2 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen

Ian Harvey

A warship that has been at the bottom of the ocean for more than seven decades has been lightened up considerably by a team of…

The Crazy Idea of a Flying Tank

Ruslan Budnik

After the appearance of tanks on the battlefield, there was a question of increasing their maneuverability and mobility. Soon, tracked tanks appeared, equipped with reinforced…

Medal Of Honor Recipient: The Soft-Spoken Man Became a Raging Bull

Jay Hemmings

War, for all its horror, violence and loss of life, also serves as one of the most harrowing tests of a man or woman’s true…

People Forget China’s conflict with Japan Cost at Least Ten Million Lives

Joseph Stalin once said: “The death of a man is a tragedy. The death of a million is a statistic.” Sadly, history seems to have…

The Military at Christmas, Violence and Fun

Morgan Deane

War is difficult under normal circumstances but becomes even more trying when the soldiers start to think about how they’re missing time with loved ones,…

Japanese Fighter Pilot Who, after Pearl Harbor, Crash-Landed on Hawaiian Island & Terrorized the Residents

Claudia Mendes

December 7, 1941, is remembered as the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, but it is also the day the Niihau Incident began. The incident involved…

George Ray Tweed: The Man Who Evaded The Japanese On Guam For Two Years

Jay Hemmings

In times of war, it is almost a given that men will push themselves far beyond their former limits to commit feats of extraordinary courage…

The Cool Looking German Reconnaissance Vehicles in Images And Video

Known as the Leichter Panzerspähwagen series, this was a group of German light-armored vehicles intended for use in reconnaissance missions during the Second World War.…

Mystery – Romania’s Treasure, Sent to Moscow for Safekeeping, It Never Returned

Elly Farelly

One of the most intriguing mysteries of the First World War that remains unsolved to this day is what happened to the huge hoard of…

Movie Myth or Did Dropping a Grenade Into an Open Tank Hatch Actually Happen?

Claudia Mendes
grenade hatch

In the movie Saving Private Ryan, there is a scene where American soldiers drop a grenade into a Tiger tank. This is an exciting cinematic…

Bringing Down bin Laden: The Navy Seals Who Went In to End Him

Ian Harvey

For years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the same man topped the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list: Osama…

The Iconic & Effective SB2C Helldiver in 20 Images

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was the successor of the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. It was a considerably larger and faster aircraft than its predecessor…