INSTANT ARTICLES | War History

Apocalypse Now Movie Mistakes

Elly Farelly

Made in 1979 by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is one of the classic war films of the 20th century. It is based on Joseph…

Sunken Treasure! A Wartime Discovery Is One-of-a-Kind Find

Ian Harvey

Benjamin Franklin once said: “Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.” He meant, of course, that sharing a secret with…

The Most Highly Decorated NCO Fired Zero Gunshots

His actions in the First World War earned him numerous decorations. But interestingly, none of his award-worthy war actions involved using any weapons. Indeed, William Harold…

The Nazis Weren’t The First, Sweden First Started Sterilising People Who Were Not “Aryan”

Ruslan Budnik

In the first half of the 20th century, as part of the study of eugenics in Sweden, a program was launched for compulsory sterilization. According…

He Walked Through a Minefield, Took Out 3 Machine Guns With Grenades, Then Destroyed a Tank

Morgan Deane

Thomas Barfoot rose from rather humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to become a war hero who served in multiple wars and was awarded a Medal…

He Knew It Was a One Way Ticket, He Dashed Into The Flames & Saved His Ship & Friends

The history of the Medal of Honor is full of tales of servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. Every one…

Over-Dosed on Amphetamines, Stepped On a Mine, Laid in a Ditch, Skied 250 Miles To Escape The Russians

Sadly, the news in recent years has too often been filled with stories about people becoming addicted to and overdosing on methamphetamine, a drug which…

“Baddest Man in the 761st” He Went Full On Berserker Destroying Everything In His Path

Warren Gamaliel Harding Crecy was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 4, 1923. Those who knew him called him “Harding.” He and his wife…

Medal of Honor: The WW2 Video Game Was Designed by Steven Spielberg

Jay Hemmings

If you mention the name Steven Spielberg and World War II in the same sentence, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance you’re talking about his Oscar-winning…

Sad Times: 2018, when not one of the five remaining crew members was able to travel to 77th Memorial at Pearl Harbor

Ian Harvey

Each year, on the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a memorial service is held. Each year, surviving crew members from the USS…

Oh yes! 30 fully operational T-34 Tanks Recently Sent Back to Russia, a Collectors Dream (with video)

Bair Irincheev

Thirty fully operational T-34-85 tanks recently arrived in Naro-Fominsk near Moscow, Russia. The tanks had previously been in service with the armed forces of Laos.…

The Black Panthers, The Segregated 761st Tank Battalion Took on The SS 11th & 13th Panzer Divisions

Ian Harvey

B Company of the U.S. Army’s 761st Tank Battalion closed in on the French town of Morville-lès-Vic on the morning of November 9, 1944. It was…