Harold Ackroyd – A Selfless WWI Medic with More than 20 Separate VC Recommendations
Life in war is never easy. Watching your fellow soldiers and friends fighting for their lives and suffering serious wounds – physically and mentally – can be…
Auschwitz Mug Hides Golden Secret
Curators of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum recently made a remarkable discovery. One of the enamel mugs in their collection contained a gold ring and a necklace,…
The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Expored in this Important Book
Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…
President Obama to Visit Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima during a trip to Japan and Vietnam this month. He will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit…
The WW2 Spy Who Accepted the Surrender of an Entire German Army
Frederick Mayer was a man described by some as fearless. He was a German Jew whose family emigrated from their home on the Western edge…
What You Need To Know About The British Mark IV Tank (Watch)
Introduced in 1917 during the First World War, the British Mark IV tank benefited from significant developments made on its predecessor the Mark I. The…
Reindeer Battalion of WWII Braver than Soviets, Tougher than Tanks
The Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive in 1944, which led to the expulsion of German forces from the northerly regions of Norway, would have been severely hampered had…
The Legendary Paratrooper: The Amazing Story of Ted Bachenheimer
Theodore Herman Bachenheimer earned many titles in his life. They weren’t always the titles of rank or hierarchical authority, but rather the ones given to him…
The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War
The Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting these two Middle Eastern countries. They are huge…
Firing the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)
One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…
The Ultimate Man Cave: HMS Illustrious Up for Sale!
The British Ministry of Defence has decommissioned an aircraft carrier and put it up for sale. The Invincible-class HMS Illustrious is currently moored in Portsmouth…
Mortally Wounded Carrier USS Hornet Refused To Die In Failed Scuttle Attempts, Finally Sunk By Japanese (Watch)
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…