Why You Can’t Take Selfies At Auschwitz
A British novelist and journalist, Anthony Horowitz, recently made a plea for the banning of self-photography – the taking of “selfies” – at the Auschwitz…
Last Survivor of the Treblinka Death Camp Revolt Dies at 93
The last remaining survivor of the revolt at the Nazi death camp Treblinka, Samuel Willenberg, died in Israel this month at the age of 93.…
When Parents Named Their Children After Famous WWI Battles
The WW I was a traumatic event in Europe. It left an indelible mark on Europeans and others around the world. The events of the…
82nd Airborne War Hero Still Overlooked For Highest Military Honor
One of The United States Army’s most decorated officers of WWII is still yet to be awarded the highest military recognition for his war-time heroism.…
When Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped, He Laughed When He Heard Their Ransom Demands And Told Them To Ask More!
Long ago a 25-year-old Roman author, poet, priest, and aristocrat was kidnapped by pirates. Rather than plead for his release, however, he ordered them to…
The Battle of Kovel: Disaster Amid Russia’s Greatest Military Triumph Of WWI
The Brusilov offensive was Russia’s greatest military triumph of World War One, but also the scene of one of that nation’s most misguided and disastrous…
Helicopters At War! Part 1 – By The Dakota Hunter
Around 1480, before he painted the Universal Masterwork Mona Lisa, the Italian Genius Architect, Artist and Inventor Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines. Many based on mimicking…
WWII: Gunner Fell 22,000 Feet WITHOUT A Parachute And Survived
S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…
Old Boeing Plant has Some Secrets from World War Two
Many know of the company Boeing and its history of building planes. However, no one knew all of the secrets these specific plants held. Seattle,…
US Marine Corps Prepares Cold War Caves In Case of Crisis With Russia
Cold war-era caves in central Norway are being developed by the U.S. military in order to strengthen NATO’s defences near the-Russia border. Washington has ordered the deployment of…
Death Camps in Poland were not Polish – get your facts right!
New laws recently enacted by the Polish right-wing government, makes any statement that implicates Poland in atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on Polish soil, a…
WWII veterans remember 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. WWII veterans from around the country gathered in Arlington, Virginia, to remember and share stories of their involvement in the 1945 battle of Iwo…