Light Machine Guns During WW2 And Beyond – The British Bren Gun vs The German MG 34 Spandau (Watch)
The light machine gun was an important weapon of World War II. Designed to support infantry, it could be carried and operated by a single…
The Ingenious Ancient Romans Used Mining Operations To Mercilessly Break Siege Defenses
The Romans were the great masters of siegecraft in the ancient world. With their combination of military and engineering prowess, they were experts at building…
Fascinating Video – When Submarines Are Abandoned – Rusting Hulks On The Sea Shore
Submarines, the hunters and killers of ships we all know from the First and Second World Wars. Or the modern missile submarines that hide in…
One Of The Last Survivors of the Pearl Harbor Attack on USS Arizona Has Died
One of the last survivors of the USS Arizona attack has died at age 94. Raymond Haerry died Sept. 27 in West Warwick, R.I. Haerry…
“A Little Man, Like Charlie Chaplin” – British Girl Guides Visiting Adolf Hitler In The Eagle’s Nest
An unknown girl wrote that Hitler had a toothbrush mustache, he was wonderful with children and had a charming smile. The description comes from a Girl…
The Awesome M60 Patton, The US Army’s First Main Battle Tank
Tanks and other armored vehicles saw rapid development during WWII ― from technology to doctrines, it was apparent that the tank was to be the…
Hitler Considered Occupying The Small English Isle of Wight in WWII – It Could Have Changed History
Dr. Robert Forczyk, a military historian, analyzed German military records and found that Adolf Hitler had suggested the Nazis invade the Isle of Wight. The…
Making First World War Aviator Kiffin Yates Rockwell An American Hero
Historian Marc McClure intends to make an American First World War aviator, Kiffin Yates Rockwell, as well known in the U.S. as he is in…
Civil War Cannons Retrieved From The Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina
William Lockridge is part of a team that raised three Civil War cannons from the Great Pee Dee River. “I had three children, and it’s…
In 3-D: The Horror of Auschwitz in Virtual Reality Helps In Trials of WW2 War Criminals
Little did the developers of 3-D virtual reality think their technology would be instrumental in seeing justice meted out to Nazi war criminals, specifically those…
4 Important Factors That Could Have Changed Outcome of the WW2 Battle of France
There are no shortage of memorable moments that unfolded during the Second World War. And though many of us would choose not to remember all…
WW1: German Spies Blew Up 100,000 Pounds of TNT in New Jersey And Damaged The Statue Of Liberty
The first terrorist attack on US soil happened when Germany attacked New Jersey in 1916 – an event which became known as the Black Tom…