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Churchill envisioned attacking the USSR at the end of World War Two

Churchill

As World War Two was in its final months Stalin was ever more sceptical about Allied forces in Europe. In May 1945 he even ordered…

Worst Battles In The History Of War

worst battles in history

World War Two is certainly one of the worst wars for casualty numbers in recent memory. Here are five of the worst battles in the…

Unique Signed Copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Put Up For Auction

‘Mein Kampf’

[Via] An original signed copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’, is being put up for auction and is expected to be sold for thousands.…

47 Amazing Color Images Of France During WWI

War History Online has discovered these amazing color images of the first world war, they depict French soldiers and destroyed houses but also the normal…

Romans in China: The Lost Legions of Carrhae

The Romans in the first century BCE were perhaps the most growing empires around. Though the civil wars of Caesar and Pompey, and Octavian and…

The MiG 23 That Flew For 900km Without Pilot Then Crashed in A Farm Killing a Boy

Cold war is littered with near ‘nuclear apocalypse’ misses, technological and aviation advancement and a fair number of peculiar incidents. One such bizarre event occurred…

Amazing Pilot Saved His Wingman, At 20,000 Feet Pushed A Damaged Phantom By Its Tail Hook Out Of North Vietnam

“Pardo’s Push,” by S.W. Ferguson. Source Of the 132 missions Bob Pardo flew in Vietnam with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, the most significant is…

Germany Finally Removes Nazi Laws from its Legal Code

Like many other aspects of the German society, Nazis paid special heed towards the justice system to compliment their evil motives.  Adolf Hitler authorized a…

HMS Urge – a WWII Submarine found trapped in a modern War Zone.

WWII Submarine

Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…

Welcome to America’s Military Graveyard

America's Military Graveyard

Situated between the mountains on the border of Nevada and California, is a 36,000-acre section of land where the American military dispatches its equipment and…

British World War II Veteran could be Facing Jail Time

An 89-year-old World War II veteran could be facing jail time for possession and selling of firearms and ammunition without a license. Michael De Bidaph…

Re-Educating The Hitler Youth (What To Do With The German Boy Soldiers?) – From Yank Magazine, 1945

From Yank Magazine, 1945 Captured Wehrmacht GIs between the ages of 12 and 17 get special indoctrination in democracy at this PW school sparked by…