Modern | War History

The Policeman who Jumped From East to West Germany in a Single Leap

Ruslan Budnik

Often, “Wall Jumpers” went over the border in order to demonstrate bravery, impress their girlfriend, or were intoxicated. After being defeated in the Second World…

“I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning.” The 5 Best Movies About Nam

Joshua Baylor

“A good dose of a badass Sam Elliott never hurts.” Highly politicized as the Vietnam War was, it generated some of the best war films…

The Mystery of the Sinking of the USS Scorpion

Jay Hemmings

Some have speculated that the Russian Submarine K-129 was sunk by a US submarine, and that the sinking of Scorpion was done in retaliation for…

Churchill’s Catastrophe: The Disaster Before Gallipoli

Billy Moncure

On November 3, 1914, before the United Kingdom even officially declared war on the Ottomans, Churchill ordered bombardments to begin. The European Great Powers had…

Britain’s Pearl Harbor: Japan Repeats Its Success of WWII

Jay Hemmings

The attacks were successful and both ships were sunk, with 424 British seamen killed and 1,120 men left in the water for many hours after…

The Ghost Army Of WWII – The Real-Life “Phantom Menace”

The men of the 603rd Camouflage Engineers designed and built hundreds of extremely convincing-looking rubber and inflatable tanks. In the animal kingdom a common tactic…

Big Ego, Love Him or Hate Him But MacArthur Lead From the Front in WWI

American generals and forces were under tremendous pressure to show that their arrival in Europe was not just full of promise, but a real contribution.…

Spielberg and Mendes to Shoot new WW1 Movie

An application requesting permission to temporarily use Govan Graving Docks in Glasgow for movie production has been approved by the Glasgow City Council. The planned…

The Blockhaus – The Gigantic WWII German Bunker you can Still Visit Today

It is estimated that it would have required 200,000 tons of concrete as well as the 20,000 tons of steel to complete the bunker. The…

The Wretched Fate of The USS Thresher

Joseph Williams

One of the submarine vets aboard Skylark would state, “We heard sounds that are familiar to me,the sound of a ship breaking up—like a compartment…

Wounded Four Times The WW1 Carrier Pigeon That Flew to the Rescue

The bird was in awful condition, having been hit in the breast, lost one eye, gotten a bullet hole in her wing, and had a…

The Forgotten Invasion of France

Joshua Baylor

The first regular troops that would go ashore were the battle-tested U.S. 3rd, 45th, and 36th Divisions supported by special forces units on their flanks.…