Did You Know This? The SECOND Raid On Pearl Harbor – Operation K
Everyone knows about the First Pearl Harbor Attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy. But few are aware of the 2nd Raid that the Japanese launched…
An American Experience in Vietnam – 14 Sad But Powerful Images
Zentih Press has released a must-have commemorative volume that presents material from the classic illustrated history The Vietnam Experience, now anthologized for the 50th anniversary…
British WWII British Pilot Survived Sinking of HMS Audacity & Flew over 480 Different types of Aircraft Before His Career Was Over
There are many British aviators who can boast that they contributed to the war effort by taking to the skies over Europe to defeat the…
Taranto Raid: Bi planes smash Italian Fleet at Taranto – The Inspiration For Pearl Harbor
‘The Raid on Taranto, Italy, 11–12 November 1940’ by Ralph Gillies-Cole. Painting in collection of Fleet Air Arm Museum. In 1940, the British military situation…
The movie 300 has way more historical value than you might think
Many people would scoff immediately after reading this title, but the almost ten year old movie 300 really does have a lot to contribute to…
Automakers and the Arsenal of Democracy Reveals Chrysler’s World War Two Contribution (Watch)
U.S. car maker Chrysler was a crucial manufacturer of tanks and vehicles for the US Army during World War Two. Now, the story of how…
Secret Nuclear Bunker Open to Public in Essex, UK
A secret nuclear bunker built in the 1950s has been found in the rural Essex countryside in the east of England. The Kelvedon Hatch Secret…
Operation Desert Storm – Fast Facts
Two Iraqi T-55 main battle tanks lie abandoned on the Basra-Kuwait Highway near Kuwait City after the release of Iraqi forces from the city during…
Kilroy Was Here: How a Graffiti Cartoon Bolstered the Troops of WWII
A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…
When the Allies Killed Over 20,000 of Their Own Countrymen As They Sank Japanese Hell Ships That Transported Them
In May 1942 the Japanese began transferring POWs by sea. Similar to treatment on the Bataan Death March, prisoners were often crammed into cargo holds…
Para Rescue Jumper Duane Hackney, The Most Decorated Enlisted Man in US Air Force History
An Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with a Combat V, 2 Purple Hearts, 18 Air Medals, and ok, we have…
How Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl Tricked His Captors by Playing a Fool and Memorized the Names Of 256 POWs Of His Camp
Learn how very convincing Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl was at acting his “stupidly stupid” character while at the hands of his Vietnamese captors leading…