Luftwaffe X-Planes – Review by Mark Barnes
I profess to being a little confused when I first saw this book because I reviewed the same author’s X-Planes a good while ago and…
82nd Airborne D-Day Paratrooper Returns to Normandy, For The Last Time?
Ralph Ticcioni’s first taste of France and all things French was of a barn roof – his parachute had caught on the weather vane! It…
Thermopylae, Bunker Hill & 2 Other Pyrrhic Victories Throughout History: Winning isn’t always worth it.
The term Pyrrhic victory can be used where someone technically “wins”, or achieves their objective, but the cost to do so made the victory almost…
20 Pictures That Proved To The German People That The Atlantic Wall Could Not Be Breached
The massive batterie Lindeman, now buried under tons Channel Tunnel soil The Atlantic wall, meant to be an impregnable line of beach obstacles, bunkers,…
They Flew A Drone Over The D-Day Beaches, The Result Is Stunning!
D-Day, June 6th 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers land on 5 beaches that are forever engraved in military history: Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha and Utah.…
18 Little Known Facts About Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, or Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili, is a man who, unfortunately, needs no introduction. He was one of World War II’s most infamous leaders,…
A Virtual Battlefield Tour – The Somme From Above
World War One trenches have left scars in the landscape of France and Belgium and they can now be viewed via Google earth and Bing…
Was Adolf Hitler the First Man on the Moon? A Look At Crackpot Nazi Theories
Space exploration is a topic with plenty of conspiracy theories. One such theory is that the Nazis used an Antarctic base to launch themselves into…
Polish Codebreakers Cracked Enigma In 1939, before Alan Turing
The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during…
War In The Western Pacific – Stunning Pictures From The War In The Pacific
By the summer of 1944 the tide had turned in the Pacific War against the Japanese. The war was not nearly over, however, and the…
Corregidor – America’s Island Fortress in the Pacific
In lieu of the coming 71st anniversary of the battle to recapture Corregidor, let’s look back at this small rocky island’s rich WWII history which…
Where Are The Men Buried From The 1776 Battle of Brooklyn?
In New York City, there is a legend that claims that scores of Maryland soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried somewhere within the city…