Historic Stock Footage Of The Famous Siege Of Bastogne In WW2
The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…
The Evacuation of Gallipoli, The Brilliant End To A Disastrous Campaign
To Europeans, Britons, Canadians, and Americans, stories of World War I often focus on the great battles of the Western Front like the Somme, Ypres,…
Watch: Nazi Germany’s Heavy Tank: Panzer VIII Maus
In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…
This Dentist Died In A Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan But He Took Over 100 Enemy Soldiers With Him
Many humans worldwide fear going to the Dentist for pretty obvious reasons: The pain, the worry that you’ll have to get a cavity filled, and…
10 Of The Weirdest Facts From The First World War – A Fake Paris Was Built To Fool The Germans!
Some of the weirdest facts from WWI, the French built a fake Paris to confuse German Night bombers, a pigeon that saved almost 200 American…
Fearless and Deadly – The Dedicated Young Women Who Fought For Stalin
Soviet women played a major role in World War II on the Eastern Front. While most women worked in the industry, agriculture, transport, and other…
The Army Goes In – The 1956 Suez Crisis (Watch)
The Suez Crisis comprised of an invasion by Israel of Egypt in late 1956, Britain and France soon followed in this invasion. The aim of…
Amazing Pictures of Abandoned Soviet Tanks Left Behind on Shikotan Island
A note from the author It’s clear that no one will save these tanks, though it’s still sad to watch as such armor is thrown away…
The Black Dispatches From the Civil War Spies
The typical Southern officer’s opinion of African Americans was that they were an inferior subhuman race, lacking in intelligence or cunning. Their ignorance and subsequent…
Why German Luftwaffe Aces Were So Successful During WWII (Watch)
During WWII, Allied fighter pilots felt a grudging respect and admiration for their German counterparts because of the latter’s high kill rates. But did German…
Intimate and Rare Diary of Brave WWI Nurse To Be Auctioned
The heart-rending and enthralling diary of a volunteer nurse named Katy Beaufoy, who showed great valor, tenderness, and resolve during her duties in World War…
90-Year-Old WWII Normandy Veteran Parachuting with The Red Devils
Over 70 years ago, Fred Glover’s glider was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Merville Battery in northwest France. The British Airborne Division pilot fell…