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French Farmland Still Contaminated By WW1 Shells

According to an Official French Press release, a large area of northern French farmland has been banned from selling any produce until some guarantees are…

Medical records prove Hitler did only have one ball

During World War Two, Allied troops made up a song about Hitler only having one ball, and it remains a well-known tune to this day…

The First American Soldier To Be Honored For Saving The Lives of Jewish Prisoners Of War

A World War Two veteran from Knoxville, Tennessee, has become the first American soldier to be honored for saving the lives of Jewish prisoners of…

60th anniversary commemorations for end of Korean War

It’s been 60 years this year since the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, bringing the Korean War to an end, and dividing the country into…

Alexander’s Masterpiece: Gaugamela – Defeating The Persians, 331 BC

In the countless theoretical lists of best generals of all time, Alexander the Great is often at or very near the top, in fact, such…

Becoming an Ace Plus Two in One Day, This American Pilot was Awarded the Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

Over the course of a long war, there were many American flying Aces with a large number of them reaching into the double digit kills. …

CIA Publishes Classified Documents Revealing New Insights Into The Six Day War

Six Day War

[Via] At the opening of the famous Six Day war between Israel and a number of Arab countries in June 1967, the initial announcement issued…

How Two “Eager Beavers” Both Received The Medal of Honor For Separate Acts of Heroism In One Cursed Bomber

In 1943, several US airmen went on a suicide mission. Two men were awarded a Medal of Honor – the only time in WWII that…

Top 10 Reasons Why Hitler Lost WWII

Adolf Hitler, a man who swept the Germans up to incredible victories, was also the main reason Germany ultimately lost the war. He refused to…

Enola Gay Memorabilia Auctioned

In April 2015, a number of items from World War II were put up for auction at Bonhams in New York.  Included among these pieces…

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Discover One of Caesar’s Battlefields

Archaeologists in the Netherlands have come across something quite amazing.  They believe that they have found the remains of one of Julius Caesar’s battlefields and…

Marine Horse “Reckless” Carried 9000lbs Of Ammo During One Battle In Korea, Received 2 Purple Hearts, And Promoted To Staff Sergeant

This is not the story of a pet pony, an amusing tale of a Mr. Ed companion, or even the story of an amusing diversion…