‘Really something else’ – Navy veteran served aboard a submarine chaser in Pacific during WWII
In the years after he finished the eighth grade at St. Francis Xavier School in Taos, Missouri, local resident Bernard Heet remained actively employed helping…
Movie Material: Tommy Prince Was so Effective, Germans Believed he Was an Evil Spirit
There weren’t too many units in World War Two that fought vigorously enough to earn the nickname “the Devil’s Brigade,” besides the First Special Service…
Top 8 inventions & innovations of WWII
As one of the largest events in human history, World War II spawned numerous important inventions that still affect modern life. Jet engine Dr. Hans…
The Impressive Saab JAS 39 E Gripen
The Saab JAS 39E is a heavily updated version of the Swedish multi-role combat aircraft Saab JAS 39 Gripen, that is capable of carrying out…
Facts of The Groundbreaking B-29
The American B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber entered service in 1944 and spearheaded the mass bombing campaign of mainland Japan. It then saw limited use in…
Flak 88 in 25 Images
One of the most fearsome and reliable weapons of the Second World War came in the form of a German anti-aircraft gun whose very name…
Shot by both sides – The Browning High Power in WW2
Relatively few weapons were used by both Allied and Axis forces in World War Two, and the few that were (the Oerlikon cannon, for example)…
Some of the Best Anti Tank Rifles
Tanks became the undisputed kings of the battlefield — lumbering steel boxes that crushed everything in their path while shrugging off machine gun and rifle…
The Ottoman ‘Islamic Army of the Caucasus’ in Dagestan (1918)
At the end of World War I, the Ottoman Army achieved one of its greatest triumphs along the shores of the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan and Dagestan. But…
German Knight who Survived 50 Years of War With a Mechanical Arm
Götz von Berlichingen – Insanely crazy German knight who survived five decades of war, battled enemies with a mechanical iron arm, and invented the phrase…
Telling his Remaining Marines “we gotta go help those kids” Charged Into the Fight
Friendly artillery raked the small village ahead, but the Marines were still under heavy machine gun fire while rocket propelled grenades rained down on them…
5 Heroes Without Weapons: Padre Paratrooper, Landed on D-Day & His Adventures Started Immediately
The common perception is that one has to use a weapon in order to be a hero. But the following list contains amazing people who…