The Abraham Lincoln Brigade – US Citizens Who Fought Against Fascism in Spain
During the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) a call went out from the Republican forces for communists and socialists around the world to come…
Mike Novosel (Medal of Honor) and Mike Jr: The Father-Son Vietnam Medevac Team Who Rescued Each Other
Imagine flying into heavy enemy fire to rescue your son who was shot down. Alternatively, imagine rescuing your injured father under the same circumstances. All…
Haunting Photos – The Bombed Out Ruins of Cologne In WWII
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal…
Clem Dowler Went From B-17 Ball Turret Gunner To Guerilla Fighter
Author: McKay Smith In the summer of 1944, Clem Dowler went from serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps to fighting alongside the Office of Strategic…
The Gulf of Tonkin – How The US Worked Its Way Into The Vietnam Conflict
Ten years after the disastrous defeat of the French Army in its former Asian colony of Indochina, the divided Vietnam once again captured the world’s…
To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him
Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…
When Finland Switched Sides And Fought Germany Too
Throughout World War II, countless countries fought against one another. While the majority of the battles pitted the Allied Forces against the Axis Powers, other…
John Baskeyfield VC: A Mighty Hero of the WW2 Battle of Arnhem
As a civilian, John Baskeyfield spent his time as a butcher, but during the Battle of Arnhem, he turned his skills to a different type…
Edith Cavell: The British Nurse Who Saved 200 Allies And Had A Huge Effect On WW1
Edith Cavell was a British nurse during World War I, with a history that was tragically cut short. Before her execution at the hands of…
“Monty’s Functional Doctrine” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
Big name writers from Chester Wilmot onwards have offered up mixed opinions of the performance of British formations during the North-West Europe campaign of 1944-45.…
The First Siege of Tobruk: Nazi Germany’s First Defeat on Land
The first victory against the German army in World War Two did not come in Western Europe or amid the ruins of the eastern front.…
The Story Behind “In Flanders Fields” – One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History
More so than any other modern war and certainly more than any war fought before it, The First World War was the age of the “war…