Nikita Krushchev’s Son Still Missing in Action from World War II
Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s son is still considered missing in action. A former chief of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Directorate for the Memorialization of…
10 Things You Must Know: How Hitler Came to Power
Before he was the Fuhrer, he was a Gefreiter in the Imperial German Army, a rank equivalent to Lance Corporal. Before he was a nationalist,…
Circling the 15th Century Wagons: The Hussite Wars
One of the strangest military formations ever seen in Europe, Hussite war wagons struck fear into their opponents during the early 15th century. Fighting under…
This Man Escaped 200 Times From A Nazi PoW Camp To Visit His Lover!
For some people, escaping a German prisoner of war camp once would be enough. The first time Horace Greasley did it, he was just getting…
A Bridge Too Far: The Battle for Arnhem – At A Glance
Operation Market Garden was one of the boldest moves by Allied forces in the Second World War. The ambition shown in this plan proved greater…
Touchy move of Soviet War Monuments by Poles
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), based in Warsaw, plans to move over 200 monuments originally set up by the Soviets after the end of…
“Soldier With Sad Eyes” Identified as World War I Hero
Lieutenant Frank Roberts, a Welsh soldier who was severely wounded at the First Battle of the Somme, had his image used in a music video…
93-year-old Veteran Once Again Flies A Cessna L-19 “Bird Dog”
93-year-old Preston Hyde is still pretty spry. He can take stairs with ease and continues to drive a car.”I never drank or smoked, and I…
Engine Damage Causes Fatal Crash Over the Hudson River
A vintage World War II plane has crashed, according to federal investigators. It seems to be the result of an engine cylinder that was damaged…
The Crusade of Varna
In the beginning of the 15th century, the Crusader army went deep into the realms conquered by the Ottomans and fought them in several bloody…
The Brutal Reality of Naval Warfare in the Hundred Years War
War at sea in the Middle Ages could be a terrible business. Rather than a firefight between ships, it consisted of fierce boarding actions with…
Operation Urgent Fury: The 1983 US Invasion of Grenada
In 1983, the Cold War was rather hot: Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States and the relations between East and West deteriorated.…