HMS Audacious: The Only Super-Dreadnought Sunk in WWI – By A German Naval Mine
The biggest, most advanced, most expensive, and most daunting war machinery of World War I was the super-dreadnought battleship. These great sea beasts were near…
To The German Commander: Nuts – The Siege of Bastogne
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…
Animated Exhibit Highlights Cooperation between British and American Air Forces during World War II
The Imperial War Museum in England has created an animation that illustrates the Allied bombing campaign that helped to win World War II. The map…
Cold War Nuclear Bunker for Sale
In 1953 the British Government arranged for a 100-foot deep hole to be dug, placed a layer of shale 20 feet deep on the bottom…
Personal Effects Of WWII Pilot Returned To Family 72 years After His Death
Lieutenant Harry F. Warner, Jr., was a decorated WWII hero killed during a bombing mission with the 63rd Fighter Squadron. His plane was shot down…
En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer
There is truly no way to quantify who might be the worst crew in US Naval History, but the men of the USS William D.…
After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals
In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…
FUSAG: Patton’s D-Day Army That Didn’t Exist
An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…
Animals have been used as Parachutists for Years and are still Being used in the Army Today
Most people know that NASA used animals to send to the moon and on other missions before committing human beings to space. However, people do…
Anne Frank replica ‘Escape Bunker’ concept is deemed disrespectful by the Anne Frank Foundation
In the town of Valkenswaard, which is 87 miles outside of Amsterdam, an Escape Bunker has recently been opened to the visitors, with a room…
Large Cache of Wartime Nazi & Resistance Documents Uncovered in France
Historians in France have discovered secret service documents from World War II that provide information about how both the Germans and the French conducted their…
House Passes Bill to allow Female WWII Pilots (WASPS) to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
On Tuesday, the House passed a bill to allow female WWII pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Rep. Martha McSally, R-AZ, sponsored the…