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The Man Who Spared A Wounded Hitler’s Life In WWI – And Changed The World Forever

The History of War will always be about that which we know for certain, that which we have reason to believe, and that which will…

4 Great British doctors of the First World War

Success in war is as much about avoiding death as about inflicting it. In modern warfare, doctors, nurses and field medics are as vital to…

The True Story of Two American Fighters Who Took on the Japanese Attack at Pearl Habor Probably a Little Hungover

Jeff Edwards

The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts.  As much as…

Maurice Gamelin and the Fall of France 1940

The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second World War, the French general staff were led by General Maurice Gamelin,…

Focke-Wulf 190 – 27 Of The Best Pics We Could Find On The Net!

The 190 is literally one of the best fighters of all time, no Allied plane that fought against it will ever forget what it could…

When The Allies Attacked Oran And Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers

After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…

Vietnam Green Beret Had 37 Separate Bullet, Bayonet, & Shrapnel Wounds & Still He Carried On Fighting

Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite…

Fighting Filipinos: Philippine Resistance Against the Japanese Occupation

Filipino guerrilla standing with an ammunition belt around his shoulders

Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines during the Second World War? Well, they certainly defeated the American and Filipino forces following the fighting that…

With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine.  While one could find many examples from…

10 Iconic WWII Aerial Photos Then and Now

With the aid of Google Earth, we have revised 10 iconic Second World War locations that were immortalised in aerial photographs. Cologne Cathedral 1944 /…

12 Little Known Facts about WWI

The Great War may have fascinated us with its bloody bloodbaths and trench warfare, but these 12 little-known facts about tell us that there was more…

The 4 Month Long Battle for Support Station Ripcord

FSB Ripcord Quad 50 1970- photo by Jack Wilhite 2/506 The Vietnam War was coming to its bitter end for the US Army by 1970…