French Foreign Legion A Valiant Fight To The End – 62 Against 3000
In the 1998 film, Legionnaire, martial arts superstar Jean Claude Van Damme plays a boxer who signs up with the French Foreign Legion to escape…
1000’s Still Missing: Do You Have a Famous Masterpiece Looted During WW2 in Your Basement?
During WWII, looting was common. Most people know that the Nazi Party took valuables from Jewish families, but many people do not realize that Nazi…
In The World of Military Vehicles, Anything Is Possible
A ship that can rise over water sounds like something out of Star Wars, but just such a craft is one of many different types of…
Unknown project for solving the Iranian Hostage Crisis: Operation Credible Sport
“Desperate times call for desperate measures” is a sentence that best describes Operation Credible Sport. In situations when conventional solutions have failed and when conventional…
Crimes committed by the United States during WW2
When thinking about war crimes in World War II, the Holocaust, the Nazi Party, and the Nuremberg trials come to mind. War crimes perpetrated by…
B-36: In the entire history of aviation, it is the largest combat aircraft in regard to height & wingspan
The Convair B-36 was a US intercontinental strategic bomber that had the unofficial name “Peacemaker.” In the entire history of aviation, it is the largest combat…
Facts About the North American P-51 Mustang – The USAAF’s Most Versatile Fighter
Considered by many aviation enthusiasts to be one of the greatest fighter aircraft of all time, the North American P-51 Mustang saw extensive service with…
Was it really two men per gun? Soviet armament in WW2
Bombs explode in the distance. The soldiers hear the thump of artillery shells and duck away from a strafing fighter. They are urged forward by…
America’s Great War Highlanders
The mornings were cold in November 1917, so it’s easy to imagine the scene: His Majesty’s Troopship Canada arrives at the Liverpool docks, England. Soon…
The British At Omdurman: A Bloody Loss For Sudan’s Forces
Great Britain’s colonialism in the 19th century is an action the country is still answering for today. Back then, it considered itself very much entitled…
Creepy stories from WWII, Normandy Ghosts, Disappearing Aircraft
Wars are full of inspiring stories and tales that defy the odds. They are also the best place for creepy stories that will keep you…
Friendly Fire: Russia’s Doomed Baltic Fleet & the Dogger Bank Incident of 1904
The early years of the twentieth century were violent and bloody for Russia. Economic turmoil and a burgeoning peasant class made for social unrest right…