New US Air Force Stealth Bomber be Given WWII-era Name
Northrop Grumman is building the new B-21 stealth bomber for the US Air Force. According to sources, that plane will likely receive a World War…
“The Battle That Saved The Civilization” – Szigetvár, 1566
The end of summer in the 16th century for Hungary was marked by one of the bloodiest sieges of their history. The Habsburg Monarchy suffered a…
The Slave Who Stole A Confederate Ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House
In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he…
The End of the Road: Hitler’s Downfall
It takes some serious soul-searching to make the final decision to end your own life – especially when you’re the leader of the Nazi Regime…
The Man Who Stopped the Cold War in its Tracks!
The Cold War, that period of tension between the Western and Eastern world powers that lasted from the end of WWII until 1991, kept the…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse of the Veteran
Those who survived a war are often scarred for life by their experiences. Many suffer problems, including the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
Amazing Photos & Footage of Allied WW2 Airborne Forces on D-Day
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings On this day, more than half a century ago, Operation Overlord began, marking the beginning of…
When Norwegian Commandos Stopped the Nazis’ Nuclear Bomb Project
Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Norway in 1940. Though a relatively poor country (at the time) with only a population of about three million people, Norway had…
WW2-Era Documents From Chicago Tribune Battle of Midway Trial May Be Released Soon
With the Battle of Midway as a backdrop, the US Navy found itself opening a war on a new front – the courtroom. On June…
Animated Film Shows Terror of the Korean War: Battle of Chosin Reservoir (watch)
Watch a four-minute animated short film that portrays the horrific 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The film was adapted from the graphic novel Chosin: Hold…
Not One Step Back – Incredible Urban Combat Pictures From Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet…
VC: The WWI Hero Who Charged The Enemy Trenches, Captured 6 Machine Guns and 100 Infantry
Horace Augustus Curtis wasn’t supposed to be a war hero. He was supposed to be a nobody who lived and died in relative poverty in…