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M1 ABRAMS TANK & US INFANTRY WEAPONS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Mark Barnes

We have seen books by Michael Green here before and these two from the Images of War range are entirely up to standard.  This author’s…

4 Reasons the Romans Went to War

Ruthless conquerors and efficient warriors, we remember the Roman legions as a force that swept across Europe and the Mediterranean, crushing everything in their path.…

An Unexpected Partnership: Nazi Germany and the Republic of China

Look at these photos – a Nazi German officer and Wehrmacht troops, right? Wrong. A quick first glance at these photos would have most military…

Presumed Dead After Heroic Action in 1944, Air Force Academy Janitor Received Medal Of Honor From Reagan in 1984!

Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…

Rudolf Hess – The Nazi Party #2 Man, Stole A Plane & Flew to Britain To Make Peace, What Was He Thinking?!?

Rudolf Hess was one of the most notable politicians of the National-Socialist Party and, later Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich. His early life is…

Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)

  The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a…

Did You Know The Famous WWII Spitfire Was Crowd-Funded?

The Spitfire is an iconic emblem of World War II with its distinctive silhouette and the unmistakable growl from its Merlin engine, but what is…

4 Reasons Hannibal Couldn’t Win the War for Carthage

Hannibal Barca inflicted one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the Roman army at the battle of Cannae. Nearly 70,000 men were killed in…

A Bloody New Year – Battle of Stones River In The American Civil War

It was cold at the turning of the year in Murfreesboro, right in the middle of the state of Tennessee. The little town nestled under…

2 Years Before Filming It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart was Bombing the Daylights Out of Nazi Germany

Jeff Edwards

Every year when the Christmas season rolls around, the classic film of a Banker, who wishes he had never been born and an angel who…

Operation Jericho – A Rescue Mission Which Turned Into A Bloodbath

Operation Jericho was an air raid conducted by the RAF with the goal of freeing the captives of the Nazi-held Amiens prison in France. The…

First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor

Jeff Edwards

World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…