10 Interesting Facts About The End Of The First World War
Here are ten interesting facts about the Armistice, that ended WW II. 1- The Kiel Mutiny and German Revolution was the final blow to the…
Top 15 Worst Nazis
The Third Reich, which lasted from 1933 to 1945, was one of the most, if not the evilest regime in history. It attracted some of…
Fellowship of combat – Jefferson City paratrooper killed in action during second tour in Vietnam
By Jeremy P. Amick March 30 of each year has been designated in Missouri law as Vietnam Veterans Day, a brief moment in time “designed…
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One
The Battle of Pharsalus was one of the most important in Julius Caesar’s career. Fought on the 9th of August 48 BC, it was the…
10 Interesting Facts On the Race to Berlin
The advance on Berlin in early 1945 didn’t only mark the final stage of World War Two in Europe. It also saw the first open…
The Only Known Recording of Hitler’s Normal Speaking Voice, As He talks to Marshal of Finland Mannerheim
The Hitler and Mannerheim Recording is a recording, made in secret, of a conversation between Adolf Hitler and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1942. Thor…
The Original Memphis Belle B-17 Undergoes Restoration
The famous Memphis Belle, a B-17 World War Two bomber, is undergoing a major restoration project at the National Museum of the United States Air…
COURAGE WITHOUT GLORY – The British Army on the Western Front 1915 – Review by Mark Barnes
I reviewed the last collection of essays edited by Spencer Jones over a year ago and it remains one of the most impressive reads I…
Another Battle of Thermopylae? New evidence details Greek Stand against the Goths in the 3rd Century CE
Ancient history covers an incredibly vast span of time. We know the specific details of only a small percentage of the battles fought during this…
5 Successful Missions of a Waffen SS Mastermind, Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny was one of Germany’s finest commandos. An engineer by profession, he tried to volunteer for the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), in the year…
10 Facts About the Battle of Ia Drang (We Were Soldiers)
In 1954, the French decided to draw their struggles in what was once called French Indochina to a close. From then until the end of…
Saint Nazaire Raid: Massive Intel, Courage, Sacrifice and Big Explosions
A little after 1:20 AM on March 28th, 1942, searchlights on both sides of the Loire Estuary flooded the waterway to reveal the convoy. Twelve…