Jumped Onto Another Bunker With His Flamethrower, Stuck The Nozzle Into Air Vent & Pulled The Trigger. There Were No Survivors
Modern warfare has few comparisons to the terror of World War 2. A soldier steps into battle accepting that he might be on the receiving…
How World War III Was Almost Started By The Soviet Union and China
Americans remember the Cold War as a time when the world almost descended into a total nuclear war, that could have destroyed the world. For…
93-year-old Former Auschwitz Guard Must Stand Trial, German Court Rules
It seems that Europe’s courts still have yet to finish with the trials of former Nazis implicated in the deaths of those who died in…
Japanese ‘Zero’ Fighter Plane Flies Over Japan
A World War Two Japanese ‘Zero’ fighter plane again took to the skies over Japan this week. It was a test flight after a massive…
Youtube Series Uses Video Games to Teach Military History
A few avid fans may remember the short-lived series’ Time Commanders and Decisive Battles over a decade ago that used the video game Rome: Total…
When Finns & Snow Killed the Soviets – 8 Things You Need To Know About The Winter War
As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one which it though would easily…
When “Red Mike” Edson And His 800 Men From 1st Marine Raider Battalion Were Up Against 2,500 Attacking Japanese
After more than 24 hours of fending off a ferocious Japanese assault, the sun began to set and the Marines of 1st Raider Battalion knew…
Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans
A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…
White Rose: The German Anti-Nazi Activists Beheaded in 1943
Across Germany and especially in Munich, the city where they were most active, people remember and honor, by naming streets, monuments, even a top literary…
After Decades, a Pilot is Reunited With His Helmet Abandoned After Being Shot Down In Vietnam
James Randall was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 as he was leading a routine mission to destroy a bridge in a border town…
11 Facts You Never Knew About Medieval Warhorses
The warhorse was a vital part of the European medieval military machine. Cavalry charges by heavily armoured knights made horseback attacks a terrifying part of…
Hitler’s Forgotten War on Black Germans
Nazi propaganda photo depicts friendship between an “Aryan” and a black woman. The caption states: “The result! A loss of racial pride.” Germany, prewar. —…