Modern | War History

Vincent Speranza: The American Soldier Who Went On An Epic Beer Run to Help a Comrade

Military portrait of Vincent Speranza + Portrait of Vincent Speranza

Soldiers who’ve been injured in battle can often be comforted with items that remind them of home. During the Siege of Bastogne in World War…

WWII-Era Grenade Found in New Zealand French Fry Factory

Stack of potatoes + No. 36 Mills bomb

Imagine the scene: you’re working the night shift at a French fry factory, sorting through thousands of muddy potatoes, when you come across a grenade…

Two Members of the Real-Life von Trapp Family Served in WWII

von Trapp family singing into a microphone

The von Trapp family’s incredible story is one of the most well-known events of the Second World War. Though not entirely accurate, it was forever…

Turning Personal Experiences Into Song: Six Musicians Who Served in the US Military

Tony Bennett + Elvis Presley

The very best songwriters in the world call on their life experiences to help inform their music – and serving in the US military is…

Daughter Surprises Vietnam War Veteran – He Never Knew She Existed!

Gary Barnes hugging Olivia Robles

When Vietnam War veteran Gary Barnes received a call one day in 2017, he couldn’t have anticipated who was on the other end of the…

Clark Gable Flew Five Combat Missions With the Eighth Air Force During World War II

Clark Gable sticking his head out of an aircraft

A number of famous actors have served in the US military. While the majority of them went off to war prior to finding fame, there…

Operation Lam Son 719 Obliterated America’s Helicopter Force in Vietnam

Soldiers jumping off a helicopter

American warfare in the 20th century featured big technological advances during each respective conflict. The Vietnam War, for example, featured thousands of helicopters, which were…

The Controversial History of Napalm and Its Use in War

Napalm bomb explosion

The use of fire in warfare is horrific and terrifying. It’s also nothing new. The ancient Greeks used petroleum-based fire weapons, referred to as “sticky…

D-Day Veteran Horace ‘Harry’ Billinge Dies Aged 96

Horace 'Harry' Billinge holding up his MBE

Horace “Harry” Billinge, a World War II veteran who was among the Allied soldiers to participate in D-Day, has passed away at the age of…

Dimitar Peshev: The Politician Who Saved 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from Deportation

Portrait of Dimitar Pershev

During the Second World War, Bulgaria was committed to staying neutral. That does not mean, however, that its Jewish citizens were safe. Jews had lived…

This Polish Submarine is Famous for the WWII Incident Named After It

ORP Orzeł docked

When World War II first broke out, a number of countries close to the action wanted no part of it. Estonia was one of them.…

Dale Dye Has Dedicated His Life to the Authenticity of Combat in Hollywood

Dale Dye smirking

Dale Dye is a career military man. Enlisting in the US Marine Corps just two years into adulthood, he served three tours in South Vietnam…