How the Red Baron and Croydon are connected
Fighting and dying in a war at 19 years of age is too young. But that was the fate of Lionel Morris, who in September…
The search continues to bring home the frozen remains of WWII soldiers
The bodies of three missing WWII soldiers have yet to be recovered 74 years after the men were stranded on a glacier in Greenland. Despite…
The US military Performed Assault Landings On South Korea’s East Coast
This eight-week-long round of joint exercises, in which roughly 17,000 U.S. and in excess of 300,000 South Korean troops practiced attacking North Korean beach defenses…
Evidence Piling Up about Unparalleled Bronze Age Bridge Battle in Northern Europe
Sometimes it’s easy to forget about the history of people before writing. Technically a region without writing is prehistorical, North America before colonization, or Western…
The Totally Inept Nazi Saboteurs Sent To Terror Bomb the USA – Achieved Nothing
Although most people know Japanese soldiers invaded Alaska during World War II, most do not know Germany sent two groups of saboteurs to wreak havoc…
Remembering the Bataan Death March – April 9, 1942
“We’re the battling bastards of Bataan; No mama, no papa, no Uncle Sam. No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces, No pills, no planes,…
Missing both Legs, This RAF Fighter Ace Took out 22 Germans Planes, Then Escaped Multiple POW Camps
Life with amputated legs can prove difficult for even the most mundane of tasks require extra effort. But trying taking on the German Luftwaffe and…
4 Improvised Weapons used in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising
The invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 marked the beginning of the Second World War. Polish people had a long history of occupation and…
VC: Despite 72 Individual Wounds, RAF Pilot John Cruickshank Sank A U-Boat with Depth Charges
For leaders in combat, there exists a strange paradox, where they are to order their men towards very possibly death while simultaneously being inexplicably concerned…
Killed While Leading From The Front, Australian Peter Badcoe was Awarded a Victoria Cross and an American Silver Star in Vietnam
When a warrior is set to receive the nation’s highest military honor, it is often for a singular event of conspicuous gallantry far beyond the…
Mutual Assured Destruction – 10 Blood Chilling Things You Need To Know
As a doctrine of national security and military strategy, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) involves the full-scale usage of weapons of mass destruction by at least two opposing…
Forgotten Underground WWII Shelter Discovered in Naples Thanks To Veteran!
Residents of the small neighborhood of Monte di Dio in Naples, Italy, were unaware of what was located below their feet. However, thanks to a…