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
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
[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…
Collectors, ready to cry? What happens to weapons after war….
It is simultaneously both a collector’s wildest dream and worst nightmare. After the war is over and the smoke has cleared from the battlefield, what…
The Liberation of Arnhem – Stunning Then And Now Pictures Of A Battered City
To celebrate the liberation of Arnhem, we will take a look at the town in a fantastic selection of Then and Now pictures. We will…
Korea: Eduardo Gomez Pried Open the Hatch to a Tank Under Heavy Fire and Threw a Grenade In
When one posthumously receives the Medal of Honor, it is assumed that they died in combat performing the gallant action that warranted the nation’s highest…