Beer Bombers: Boys Will Be Boys and Soldiers Needed Their Beer!
Only a few days after the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, the dust and heat of the tortured area stirred up quite a thirst…
John Capes, In WWII When His Submarine Sank He Swam 170 feet To The Surface and Swam 5 miles To Shore.
During WWII, John Hawtrey Capes said he have saved three crew members of a sunken submarine. He was given a British Empire Medal for Meritorious…
7 Reasons Why Napoleon Should Have Lost in Italy
From 1792 to 1797, France fought a multi-fronted war against the First Coalition, the first of many attempts to bring the revolutionary nation to…
Piggyback Hero – by Ralph Kinney Bennett
We present this guest blog by author Ralph Kinney Bennett In 2003 they laid the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in…
Watch: Nazi Germany’s Heavy Tank: Panzer VIII Maus
In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…
Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, a magnificent series of photos of the legendary DC-3 Dakota in her final glory – By Hans Wiesman
During my multiple expeditions since 1990 in search of the legendary Gooney Bird, I ran into many DC-3 derelicts, C-47 wrecks, abandoned Dakotas and fortunately,…
Corporal Dunham: First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since Vietnam – Jumped on a Grenade To Save Fellow Marines
In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life. But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…
The Pros and Cons of Ancient War Elephants
Elephants are generally peaceful and majestic creatures but throughout history, their size and power were used with devastating results on the battlefield. With the adoption…
This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler
Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…
Normandy Invasion Beaches From a Different Angle
Ten years or so ago I was lucky enough to fly along the invasion beaches at 800′ in a C-47. If you ever get the…
Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark
Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates. But…
Alexander’s Masterpiece: Gaugamela – Defeating The Persians, 331 BC
In the countless theoretical lists of best generals of all time, Alexander the Great is often at or very near the top, in fact, such…