The Policeman who Jumped From East to West Germany in a Single Leap
Often, “Wall Jumpers” went over the border in order to demonstrate bravery, impress their girlfriend, or were intoxicated. After being defeated in the Second World…
The Bloody Siege of Rhodes: The Ottomans & Their Unstoppable Empire
Suleiman offered the defenders a deal. They could either surrender, and he would give them food and let them go, or they could continue fighting…
The US Aircraft Carriers That Helped Win the War in the Pacific
USS Bunker Hill was hit by two Japanese Zeroes which were carrying bombs. The explosions killed 390 crewmen. The Essex-class aircraft carrier was the most produced…
How was Jefferson Davis a Union General and The Confederate President?
Davis appeared a short while later with a pistol and shot General Nelson in the chest. Nelson died half an hour later. One Union general…
The Mystery of the Sinking of the USS Scorpion
Some have speculated that the Russian Submarine K-129 was sunk by a US submarine, and that the sinking of Scorpion was done in retaliation for…
Paul Woodadge: Filming the Battlefields of WWII
I am confident that the finished film will provide a rich experience that the WWII buff will appreciate and enjoy. As we progress into the…
Four US Navy Seals Vs 200 Taliban Fighters: Marcus Luttrell – Lone Survivor
About an hour later Shah fighters, the number of which was reportedly anywhere from 80-200 fighters, attacked the four Americans. Operation Red Wings became a…
Churchill’s Catastrophe: The Disaster Before Gallipoli
On November 3, 1914, before the United Kingdom even officially declared war on the Ottomans, Churchill ordered bombardments to begin. The European Great Powers had…
Britain’s Pearl Harbor: Japan Repeats Its Success of WWII
The attacks were successful and both ships were sunk, with 424 British seamen killed and 1,120 men left in the water for many hours after…
Blackbird SR-71: Master Of Stealth-The Fastest Airplane Ever Built
While no Blackbird was ever shot down by enemy action, that didn’t mean that nobody tried to achieve this. While the Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird,…
The Ghost Army Of WWII – The Real-Life “Phantom Menace”
The men of the 603rd Camouflage Engineers designed and built hundreds of extremely convincing-looking rubber and inflatable tanks. In the animal kingdom a common tactic…
Big Ego, Love Him or Hate Him But MacArthur Lead From the Front in WWI
American generals and forces were under tremendous pressure to show that their arrival in Europe was not just full of promise, but a real contribution.…