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Controversial Mossad Chief who Helped Capture Adolf Eichmann Passes Away

The deterioration in his hearing resulted from an injury he received during the raid at Atlit detention camp. Rafi Eitan was the coordinator of Operation…

Tuskegee Airman Robert T McDaniel Dies Aged 96

Ian Harvey

Despite having to fly secondhand P-40 fighter planes, which were slower than their German counterparts, the Tuskegee Airmen gained an impressive reputation. One of the…

Overlooked and Overskilled: Rebel General Hampton

Billy Moncure

Hampton was able to repulse seven Union cavalry attacks and inflict nearly twice as many casualties as he sustained. Hampton never lost a cavalry battle…

The Policeman who Jumped From East to West Germany in a Single Leap

Ruslan Budnik

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

Billy Moncure

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

Ian Harvey

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

Jay Hemmings

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

Ruslan Budnik

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

Billy Moncure

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

Jay Hemmings

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…