Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, American Hero Who Saved Hundreds of Jewish Soldiers in WWII
Perhaps there is a point in a soldier’s life, where he is so certain that he might die that he would rather dictate the terms…
The Only Known Recording of Hitler’s Normal Speaking Voice, As He talks to Marshal of Finland Mannerheim
The Hitler and Mannerheim Recording is a recording, made in secret, of a conversation between Adolf Hitler and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1942. Thor…
The 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…
Humanity and Compassion in WWI: The Christmas Truce and Friendship at Gallipoli
It is an amazing testament to the true goodness of humanity that even in the throes of battle, compassion can rise in the hearts of…
Battle of the Bulge – A Punch In The Gut
Just before The Battle of the Bulge, Allied officers drew an eighty-eight-mile line through the forests, hills, and ravines that make the region called The…
Watch: Panzerlied (Battle of the Bulge)
Panzerlied (Tankmen’s Song) was a Wehrmacht (German armed forces) song composed in 1933 by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle. It was adapted from a Navy song, using…
10 Facts About the Battle of Ia Drang (We Were Soldiers)
In 1954, the French decided to draw their struggles in what was once called French Indochina to a close. From then until the end of…
Come & Sink us Then! Captain Sacrifices his Boat & Crew but Sinks the U-Boat. Was Awarded the VC
At the end of July 1918 the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Stock Force was under the command of Lieutenant Harold Auten of the Royal…
William Avery “Billy” Bishop – The Kid Who Couldn’t Miss
Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI who crashed his plane during a practice run and was ordered to…
Top 10 Facts About SS-Standartenführer Joachim Peiper
Many men, soldiers, and supporters of Hitler and his politics, helped Germany do the damage it did during World War II. One of those men…
Victoria Cross: Took on 20 Taliban fighters, dodged “raking” machine fire to rescue a stricken US Marine
For saving the life of a US Marine, Briton Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey became the first living soldier to win the Victoria Cross for his…
The Evacuation of Gallipoli, The Brilliant End To A Disastrous Campaign
To Europeans, Britons, Canadians, and Americans, stories of World War I often focus on the great battles of the Western Front like the Somme, Ypres,…