Vietnam: Ignored Heavy Damage To His Aircraft And Repeatedly Attacked Enemy FLAK With Bombs And Cannon Fire
In 1967, the US attacked an industrial facility in North Vietnam. During that siege, an American pilot saw his plane severely damaged from intense flak,…
Lt. Presley O’Bannon, the Marine Corps Mameluke Sword, and the Shores of Tripoli Before It Was a Hymn
One can say many things about the United States Marine Corps, but one can’t say that these mighty warriors of the modern era do not…
Vlad The Impaler – He Loved To Impale Captured Solders – A Lot
Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Tepes, is one of the greatest and more interesting figures from history. Vlad III was likely born in a fortress named…
Korean Soldier Fought in Pacific, Eastern Front, and D-Day for Axis and Allies and 3 Separate Countries
Many men have the honor of saying they fought for their country in the global struggle known as World War 2. However, not many men…
Top 15 Worst Nazis of All Time: From SS Officers and Family Members to Hitler Himself
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…
Concrete Ships Turned Out To Be A Surprisingly Good Idea
Although the idea might sound ridiculous at first, concrete ships have played an important role in naval warfare. When shortages of timber and steel threatened…
2 Years Before Filming It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart was Bombing the Daylights Out of Nazi Germany
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…
The longest kill shot ever recorded in the history of warfare – Afghanistan, 2009
A corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…
How Cortes Captured the Mighty Tenochtitlan with 1,000 Spaniards… and smallpox, and 100,000 natives, and guns
In June of 1521 Hernan Cortes had a sizable force of Conquistadors outside of Tenochtitlan but was tasked with rescuing his garrison of a few…
The Origins and History of The Last Post
Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song…
First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor
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…
The Fall of the Aztecs, The Bloody Path to Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was an absolutely amazing city. The city was larger than any in Europe at the time and held approximately 200,000 people with some estimates…