Modern | War History

“We Shall Never Surrender” – The Miracle of Dunkirk

Only around 7,000 troops were evacuated on the first day, but over 300,000 men were safely rescued by the eight day. Lasting for nine days…

Operation Valkyrie: The Plot To Get Rid of Adolf & End The War

Jay Hemmings

The plan was for von Stauffenberg to arm the bombs, which were on timer fuses and hidden in briefcases, and then carry the two briefcases…

The SAS in World War II : A Force to be Reckoned With

The Second World War was a powerful driver for military innovation. New units, technologies, and ways of fighting were developed in the white heat of…

A Couples 74th Wedding Anniversary: Love That Escaped the Holocaust

Hanne put herself through tremendous danger to finally reach her mother. Hanne never saw her again after she disappeared at Auschwitz. Love truly is an…

Ralph Parr: The Double-Flying-Ace So Aggressive The Soviets Sued Him

Joshua Baylor

Ralph Parr was a unique man in many ways and is credited with several “firsts” in aerial combat, but his tenth and final aerial kill…

The Ship That Disguised Itself as an Island to Evade the Japanese in WWII

Jay Hemmings

The main threat of being spotted was from the air. To effectively camouflage themselves they needed to cover the entire surface area of the ship…

Project MKUltra: The CIA’s Unethical Cold War-Era Human Experimentation Program

Aerial view of the original CIA Headquarters + Portrait of Allen Dulles

The CIA has been subject to much scrutiny since its establishment in 1947 and this only increased following the conclusion of the Cold War, when…

Flame Fougasse The Highly Effective Anti-Tank & Anti-Everything Device

Jay Hemmings

During the early stages of the Second World War, it began to look more and more likely that the Germans would stage a full-on invasion…

Everyday Slang That Originated In the Trenches of World War I

Canadian soldiers going over the top of a trench

The English language is constantly evolving, with new words being added all the time. This isn’t a new phenomenon, with terms and expressions from across…

The mysterious disappearance of a USAF C-54

Steve MacGregor

One of the largest ever instances of the disappearance of US military personnel happened not during wartime but in 1950 when a US Air Force…

The Wall Street Putsch: Did Fascist Bankers try to Overthrow Franklin Roosevelt?

Billy Moncure

Butler, a Marine Corps veteran and two-time Medal of Honor recipient, was the most decorated veteran in United States history, and had no obvious reason…

Repairs at Sea: Floating Dry-Docks of World War II

With few other ports offering facilities able to cope with such massive vessels, the American Navy got creative in its solutions. When the United States…