How Agatha Christie’s Terrible Experience As WWI Nurse Helped Inspire Hercule Poirot
Well-founded speculation abounds that famed mystery author, Agatha Christie, used her experiences as a war time nurse in plotting and detailing the killings in her…
31 Images of Rommel & Some You Wouldn’t Have Seen Before?
Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honoured of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…
Did You Know “Kilroy was Here” Can Be Found On National WWII Memorial In Washington?
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…
Top 10: Best infantry weapons of WWII? Tell us what YOU think!
A look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. 10. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard U.S.…
Brecourt Manor – The Famous Band of Brothers battle – From the Air!
The famous attack on the German Artillery Guns at the Brécourt Manor by Easy Company was immortalized in the series Band of Brothers. Now, see the whole location…
Used His Last Moments In a Burning B-24 To Sink a U-Boat – Rescued German Captain Recommended Him For a VC
Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg was awarded a Victoria Cross for destroying a German submarine in WWII. The only reason we know of his heroic deed…
“Mad Major” Carpenter Attached 6 Bazookas To His Artillery Spotter Plane And Went Tank Hunting
Even the German infantry troops would fire at Carpenter with rifles and pistols trying to down “The Mad Major”. Charles Carpenter enlisted in the US…
World War Two battlefields uncovered in North West Europe
Previously undiscovered World War Two battlefields have been uncovered in Europe with trenches, craters and supplies and munitions littering the landscape. Researchers are now able…
Missing WWII bomber crew finally buried together
The remains of five men, who were part of the crew of an RAF Lancaster shot down over Germany over 70 years ago have finally…
New Documentary Reveals Secret Operation To Supply New Israel with Weapons To Prevent Second Holocaust
A professor at Penn State University in the U.S. has made a new documentary which uncovers a previously unknown secret operation to prevent a second…
A New Breed of Soldier: How the French Revolution Made Napoleon’s Career Possible
Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power marked the death knell of the French Revolution. His autocratic government ended the attempts at increased democracy that had shaken…
Malta: The Island Nation that Defied the Fuhrer
The George Cross remains one of the highest military honors that can be given in the United Kingdom. Second only to the Victoria Cross, it…