The First Siege of Tobruk: Nazi Germany’s First Defeat on Land
The first victory against the German army in World War Two did not come in Western Europe or amid the ruins of the eastern front.…
BBC Devised a Plan to Continue Broadcasting in Case of a Nuclear War
There is no secret that the war hysteria was rife during the Cold War . The paranoia had gripped all sectors of public life as…
WWII Veteran Receives Generous Gifts from the Public, Donates them to Charity
Cyril Banks, 91, of Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, was scammed out of his life savings of £9,000 in June. A man called Cyril at his…
Second World War Coastal Bunkers in Dire Need of Government’s Attention
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain relied on a significant volume of food and other supplies provided by the five hundred princely…
20 Remarkable Facts About Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, one of the worst dictators ever if not the worst in recorded human history, was responsible for 60 to 85 million deaths during…
Clem Dowler Went From B-17 Ball Turret Gunner To Guerilla Fighter
Author: McKay Smith In the summer of 1944, Clem Dowler went from serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps to fighting alongside the Office of Strategic…
The Ranger and the Drake: John Paul Jones Brings the American Revolution to Britain
Early in the morning of April 24, 1778 a strange ship lay at anchor just off of Carrickfergus, Ireland. HMS Drake, the nearest English ship…
This is Simply Amazing: The M1 Garand Firing in Slow Motion (Watch)
General George S. Patton, one of the most important Allied generals of World War II, called the M1 Garand Rifle ‘the greatest battle implement ever…
A Top-Secret U.S. Nuclear Base Under Ice in Greenland Could be Exposed by the End of the Century
Global warming was really not included in the long list of dangers to the humanity back in the early days of the Cold War; the…
Nancy Wake, in WWII – Freedom Fighter, Allied Agent and The Gestapo’s Most Wanted
The books and moments of history are filled with memorable names, courageous figures, and moments of sheer ingenuity. Yet not all names are as well…
Open to the Public: The Secret Tunnels Nazis Used to Hide During the Final Days of WWII
Toward the end of World War II, the Nazis had become desperate. As a last resort, they used emergency factory space to avoid the Allied…
Pilot Gives Surprising Testimony Concerning the A-10 vs. F-35 Debate
The Armed Services Committees of both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate have been trying to keep the A-10 Warthog from being phased out…