American Veteran’s Remains Return Home at Last from the WW2 War in the Pacific
Private Frank Penna was killed in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II. His remains were found nearly a year ago in an unmarked…
Amazing German Color World War 2 Footage, Troops, Planes, Tanks, and Hardware!
Watch this amazing combat footage from WWII! It starts with Germans marching in their (in)famous goose-step in various military parades. Adolf Hitler makes a short…
The Top 5 Mysterious Most Valuable World War Two Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)
Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…
Welshman Ron Jones Was The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz
Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he…
World War Two: The Long Struggle for New Guinea
When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…
Operation Michael: Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived
By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…
Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight
The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,…
Jesse Owens and His Unlikely Friend From Nazi Germany At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
The grandson of slaves, he got a college degree and became an international legend. Despite being sickly, he set athletic records that took decades to…
49 Men Would Receive the Victoria Cross During the Battle of Somme Including These 9 on the First Day
In the 70 years following World War II only 15 men have been awarded the Commonwealth’s highest military honor. And yet during one five-month long…
The German WW2 Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes
Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best night…
Tanks For The Memories: The First Ever Tank Commander, by The Tank Museum
The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his…
Hearts and Minds: WW1 Propaganda, British Style – 7 Men Who Changed the Public Face of War
World War One marked a new era in warfare in many different ways. One of these changes was the prominent place propaganda played in the…