The Battle Of Britain, The Most Famous Aerial Battle In History
The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched…
Deadliest Battles Of The American Civil War
The American Civil War is a devastating mark on the country’s history. The number of lives lost was substantial, and the social and economic repercussions,…
The USS Independence, the WWII Carrier That Survived Nuclear Tests
Scientists aboard the research and exploration ship, Nautilus, are preparing to probe the sunken American aircraft carrier, Independence, a ship famous for having survived a nuclear detonation during…
Fantastic Sight and Sound – Incredible Modern Flyover By 17 WW2 Spitfires!
The Battle of Britain raged between July and October 1940. The German Luftwaffe (Airforce) attempted to wipe out the Royal Air Force (RAF) in preparation…
Jacques de Guélis – War hero
Major Jacques de Guélis was an agent in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The unit existed due to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s wanting to…
Operation Sealion: Hitler’s Doomed Plan to Invade Britain
Great Britain’s success in holding out against Nazi Germany has become the stuff of national legend. The only country in Western Europe to successfully stand…
Stalingrad: For 59 Days 30 Soviet Soldiers Were Under Siege In Pavlov’s House, They Never Surrendered
The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the best-known battles of WWII. The siege of the city that lasted from 23rd of August, 1942 to…
The Impenetrable Castle of Krak des Chevaliers Was Captured With A Single Sheet of Paper
A hulking edifice of sun-bleached stone, Krak des Chevaliers loomed against a clear blue sky. How many men had died to hold those walls, and…
The Incredible Story of Sgt López, Who Saved His Division and Was Awarded the Medal of Honor
Since June 6th, 1944 the Allied armies had been pushing hard against a determined and well-equipped foe. By December of that year, they had reached…
The Battle For Hamburger Hill – A Battle That Changed The Vietnam War Forever
The Battle for Hamburger Hill left such a big mark on the American psyche that it has appeared in films, documentary series, video games and…
He slammed his hand on the table and screamed to Hitler “I will not take orders from a local Nazi chieftan”… and he got away with it
Written by Nigel Mountford on Quora and reproduced with permission. This is General Dietrich von Saucken. As you can see, he is literally the archetypal monocled…
1945: Crossing the Rhine – In Pictures!
On March 24th 1945, near Xanten in Germany, the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe. The attack consisted of…