An Unprecedented And Terrifying Weapon – Gas Arrives On The Battlefields Of World War One
Few weapons create as deep a sense of horror as poison gas. Its arrival on the battlefields of WWI brought horrendous injuries and appalling deaths…
The Little Known Battles of Attu And Kiska: Retaking The Only US Soil Lost During WWII
In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North…
Legendary British WW2 Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, widely known as Monty, was the foremost British commander of the Second World War. Popular with his troops, he was less…
A Powerful American Fighter For Both Ground Attack And Air Defense – The F-35
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been embroiled in controversy for years due to expensive production and concerns about its function in combat. Here’s…
Before the Tank, Many Different Weird Armed Fighting Vehicles Were Developed
The arrival of the tank was a significant development of WWI. The first successful purpose-built fighting vehicle, they added a devastating new element to warfare and…
Moh & NFL Legend: “I Saw Him Throw Approximately 10 To 12 Grenades, With German Automatic Fire And Grenades Coming Back All The Time”
The world of sports is often said to serve as but a shadow or reflection of war. There are physical rigors, stressful scenarios, and often…
MI9: The Secret British Organization Set Up in WWII to Help Prisoners Of War Escape
During WWII, thousands of combatants were taken prisoner by their opponents. To help Allied troops who had been captured and to get the best possible…
The Oldest Commando Of WWII – 73 Year Old Walter Cowan Of Course, Oh, He Was Also In WWI
When fifteen-year-old Walter Henry Cowan became a Royal Navy trainee in 1884, Great Britain was the dominant naval force in the world. The boy had…
The Careers of These Soldiers Were Transformed by the Arrival of Tanks
In 1917, a new weapon appeared on the battlefields of WWI. First developed by the British, the tank was adopted by both sides as they…
Fight on – the Story of an Australian Sailor Who Went down with the Ship While Firing His AA Gun from Underwater
Personal sacrifice has always been the pinnacle of heroic acts in war. When a man is ready to give his own life in order to…
Like a Scene From the Great Escape: If PoWs Escaped They Had To Learn Fast To Blend In With The Locals
During WWII, many British servicemen became prisoners of the Germans. Some were captured during the fall of France and the retreat to Dunkirk. Others were…
The de Havilland Mosquito is a Classic WWII Plane – They Called it the “Wooden Wonder”
A British Plane The de Havilland Mosquito was a British aircraft that served in a wide variety of different roles during WWII. The Wooden Wonder…