40th anniversary commemorations of the Vietnam War
Booby trap. Photo credit On the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the country is looking to commemorate and remember its violent…
The Igman March: Jugoslav Resistance Fighters Risked Freezing to Death to Escape From Nazi Encirclement – By Edin Hardauš
The breakthrough and escape of the 1st Proletarian Brigade, led by Koca Popovic, through the German encirclement is known as The Igman March. This breakthrough…
3 Wars That Paved the Way for World War I
The First World War was devastating in its scope and utterly unlike what national leaders expected. As such, it was seen by many as an…
Scrapping And Salvaging World War II Aircraft in North Africa
Wartime film clips show U.S. Aircraft and fighters at Telergma in North Africa at a field scrapyard, yielding valuable parts to keep ’em flying. Any…
Lyudmila Pavlichenko The Most Succesful Female Sniper Ever With 309 Kills
When the most countries of the world avoid putting women in the front line for some reasons during the World War II, the Soviet Union…
PANZER – The German Tanks Encyclopedia – Review by Mark Barnes
This is the first book I have seen from this publisher from sunny Aix-en-Provence and if they’re all like this l want to see many…
David and Goliath of World War Two – The Shortest Soldier Captured The Biggest!
The World War Two story of David and Goliath – an Allied 5ft 3in soldier who captured Germany’s tallest soldier at 7ft 6in has been…
WWII Spitfire Dig In Cambridgeshire Peat Bog Continues
The dig to retrieve the remains of a World War Two Spitfire has continued after it was halted earlier because human remains were discovered. The…
Those left behind – Army veteran discusses combat service with Vietnamese Rangers
By Jeremy P. Amick The stories of veterans can often vary among the different branches of services and the types of military duties for which…
US Army Vietnam War recruiter recalls his role as ‘Death Angel’
Harry Spiller was a Vietnam War recruiter for the US Army and he has now talked for the first time about his experiences after becoming…
Behind Enemy Lines; the March of the 10,000 Greek Hoplites
After defeating Xerxes’ mighty invasion in 479 BCE the Greeks enjoyed a fearsome reputation as powerful warriors, able to defeat armies many times their size.…
Dear IRS, Currently I Am Sitting On A Log in Bastogne, Belgium: COME AND GET ME!
During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S Patton’s Fourth Armored Division broke through the German lines to relieve the pressure on eighteen thousand…