Polish Codebreakers Cracked Enigma In 1932, before Alan Turing
The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during…
Where Are The Men Buried From The 1776 Battle of Brooklyn?
In New York City, there is a legend that scores of Maryland soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried somewhere within the city limits. In…
Spitfires Helped Lead the Way to Supersonic Flight
What U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager achieved, on October 14, 1947, had long been considered impossible. In his Bell X-1 rocket plane, he became the…
Couple’s Quest to Thank Every Fallen Commonwealth Soldier of World War I
Steve and Nancy Binks of Colwyn Bay – Conway, in the UK – set off with a trailer in 2012. This was not a typical…
Rare Japanese Bomber Goes On Display At Pacific Aviation Museum
There were three different types of Japanese aircrafts that rained down bombs on Pearl Harbor in the early morning of December 7, 1941. The Nakajima…
Jelly Belly Family Sued After Man Died In WWII Tank Accident
A family reunion for the owners of the Jelly Belly Candy Company turned tragic when a guest was killed by a World War II-era High…
5 Of The Bloodiest and Most Devastating Sieges We Tend To Neglect
Siege of Suiyang (757) Up to 100,000 Killed Or Eaten The rebel army of Yan fought against the Chinese Tang army in an attempt to…
Did You Know? The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish
Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,…
Jacklyn H. Lucas – Mr Immortal – Awarded the MoH age 17 – Used His Body To Shield His Squad From Two Grenades
For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…
The Infamous Battle of the Somme
One of the most destructive events of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme was a 142-day campaign including a series of smaller…
The Daring Bruneval Raid To Capture German Radar Technology
One of the most important raids in the Second World War was the British raid on Bruneval in occupied France. Its aim was to steal…
OH YES! 10 Strangest WWII Unsolved Mysteries – number 6 Is creepy, number 9 Is Sad
There has been an interesting discussion with regards to the Nazi Gold Train, which was possibly discovered. If the gold train does exist, it could…