This German Officer Gave His Life In A Minefield To Save An American Soldier
The story of Friedrich Lengfeld is one which is not so common in history. Occasionally we hear of soldiers who throw their bodies into the arms…
Remains of Pearl Harbor Hero John Austin Finally Identified
The remains of Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Arnold Austin have recently been identified by the Pentagon in the US. Naval Officer Austin was on…
Death is Not Defeat: Mass Suicides in Nazi Germany in 1945
On April 30, 1945, while in his Führerbunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler shot himself. Around the same time, about a thousand residents of the German…
“The Victors” – More Than Likely One of The Best & Most Overlooked WW2 Movies?
In November 1963, Columbia Pictures released The Victors, a war film which was years ahead of its time. The cast was filled with stars from…
Pilot Rammed an Italian Bomber Then Arrested the Surviving Crew With Just His Pistol
On May 22nd, 1939, fascist Italy signed a treaty called “The Pact of Steel” with Nazi Germany. This promoted stronger ties between the two countries,…
Death & Marriage in Civil War: John Marshal Gains Power in Medieval England
Civil wars contain challenges on a number of levels. The often tortuous family trees of medieval monarchs combined with many ambitious minor officials who hardly…
The boys thought the airmen were waving back,in fact, they were trying to warn them the plane was about to crash
Just because something traumatic happens in childhood doesn’t mean the trauma won’t endure as a child matures. No matter how much time elapses, incidents can…
From Wartime Base To Modern Airport: England’s Stansted Airport Has Distinguished History
The United Kingdom is filled with ancient buildings that are a marvel of architecture and attract millions of tourists each year, anxious to see the…
WWII Veteran Richard Overton Memorialized on Google Street View
Richard Overton liked nothing more in life than to sit out on the porch of the house he built when he returned from action in…
Six Cases in Which Servicemen Did Not Surrender When a War Ended
The history of warfare is full of examples of soldiers who refused to capitulate and continued to offer armed resistance after their side surrendered. Most…
The Unsolved Mystery of Nanjing Battalion, Did 3,000 Chinese Troops Really Disappear in 1939?
The Second Sino-Japanese war was brutal, with Japan ravaging China. Many lives were lost on both sides, but the strangest loss was that of the…
Werner Goering, The US Bomber Pilot Whose Name Almost Got Him Assassinated By The FBI
A famous quote from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice states that “the sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” In…