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Amazing Pilot Saved His Wingman, Pushed His Damaged Phantom By Its Tail Hook Out Of Vietnam

Of the 132 missions Bob Pardo flew in Vietnam with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, the most significant is that of March 10, 1967, when…

Battle of Agincourt – The English Really Should Have Lost, But They Won

The Battle of Agincourt is an iconic moment in English military history. On 25 October 1415, an army of English raiders under Henry V faced…

Nazis Killed Her Husband, She Bought and Drove a T-34 & Then Went On a Rampage

Greg Jackson

They say that “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” But if you take her love away, it gets a helluva lot worse –…

Sightings of Ghost Bombers During WW2: Strange Tales from WW2 Bomber Crews

A B-17 Flying Fortress landed perfectly at an RAF airbase and completes the full landing pattern as well. The bomber comes to a full stop;…

Pierre Ortiz: French Legionnaire, US Marine, Hollywood Actor, German Nightmare

In late 1944, a man sat in a French café wearing a long, dark cape. Around him were German officers grumbling and cursing President Roosevelt,…

Attorney Parks WWII Tank in Front of Multi-Million Dollar Home and the Neighbors are Not Pleased

Tony Buzbee is an attorney in Houston. Tony Buzbee is also a history buff. Tony Buzbee, the attorney and history buff, spent $600,000 on a…

Defying Marine Corps Regulations By Racking Up 17 Convictions, And Being Declared A Deserter, Lucas Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor That Day On Iwo Jima

Jeff Edwards

For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…

Retreat Does Not Always Mean Defeat – Epic Retreats From Military History

Shahan Russell

In war, retreats aren’t always about defeat. Sometimes, they’re a deliberate tactic to gain more defensible ground, consolidate forces, encircle an enemy, or lead them…

A Look At Nazi Germany’s Love Of Heavy Tank Destroyers And Assault Guns

Daniel Russ

The tank destroyer is not really a tank, and an armored assault gun is also not really a tank which can be confusing to some…

Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark

Jeff Edwards

Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates.  But…

Battle of the Bulge – A Punch In The Gut

Elaine Smith

Just before The Battle of the Bulge, Allied officers drew an eighty-eight-mile line through the forests, hills, and ravines that make the region called The…

The Mysterious Death of the Legendary Confederate General Stonewall Jackson

While the Battle of Chancellorsville was Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory, it was the beginning of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s ultimate defeat. On May 2, 1863, Confederate…