Now in his 90s Former SS Guard to Stand Trial for War Crimes
In November 2018, a 94-year-old German man will stand trial to answer for crimes that he committed during WWII. The alleged crimes took place in…
Battle of Britain Hero Archie McInnes Takes to the Skies at 99
Flight Lieutenant Archie McInnes is one of the last surviving World War Two veterans of the Battle of Britain. He joined the RAF in 1938…
Da Vinci As Saboteur? Did The Artist Deliberately Design Bad Weapons?
It’s hard to imagine Leonardo Da Vinci as anything other than a brilliant painter and sculptor, scientist and humanist. He is the man who created…
“Like hell!” the MPs Replied: GIs Mistakenly Arrested One of Their Generals
December 20, 1944 was a miserable day for American soldiers in the Ardennes. The weather was bitterly cold, with ice and snow biting at men…
SS Dr. Hans Munch, called the “Good Man Of Auschwitz”, How is That Possible?
During World War II, a large number of prisoners underwent medical experiments in German concentration camps. In Auschwitz and other camps, prisoners were subjected to…
Footage of 60,000 German Prisoners Paraded Through Moscow
Just weeks after the Allies landed in Normandy during World War II, a second large-scale offensive was inbound toward Germany from the east. Operation Bagration,…
Spy Planes Break the Mold With Their Remarkable Engineering
Enter the term “Dragon Lady” into Google, and more than two million hits pop up, most of which define it as a pejorative term for…
Understanding the USS Arizona: Sunken Ship Reveals Tragic Secrets
One of the most traumatic losses the United States experienced during World War II happened before the country had even gone to war – the…
Chouigui Pass This Little Known Battle Proved Crucial To The Allies
The United States tried to resist entanglement in World War II. But when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese in December 1941, all that…
The Greatest Soldier in American History. But you’ve never heard of him, right?
It took the United States more than 30 years to realize it, but a genuine American hero of World War II worked tirelessly – and…
How Japanese Messages Told the Allies Fuhrer’s Plans
Throughout the Second World War, the Allies tried to spy on Hitler and his generals. They went to extraordinary lengths to understand what the Führer…
Remembering Easy Company In Photos
The accomplishments of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the Second World War are perhaps most famously portrayed in…