War Articles | War History

Citizens Honor the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance

Ian Harvey
Warsaw Ghetto

Over seventy years ago, the Warsaw Ghetto saw an uprising which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Jewish residents. The resistance against the Nazi…

The Many Mistakes of Bernard Montgomery

Ian Harvey
Bernard Montgomery

General Bernard Montgomery was facing incredible danger in the battles following the Normandy landings, as the Allies suffered heavy losses in their mission to continue…

Stalingrad on the Maps Once More

Ian Harvey
Stalingrad

The name of Stalingrad has been relatively non-existent for many years. While it was still used during certain Russian events in reference to the former…

Graves of Victoria Cross Recipients to Be Fixed Up

Ian Harvey
Victoria Cross

Many brave soldiers won the Victoria Cross during the First World War for their heroism, but today many of their graves are in disrepair. To…

Danish Sailors on the Beaches of Normandy

Ian Harvey
Danish sailors

Several hundred Danish sailors were among the Allied forces during the invasion of the Normandy beaches in the Second World War, but had not been…

Paying Tribute to the D-Day Aftermath

Ian Harvey
D-Day aftermath

The D-Day aftermath is generally overlooked in favor of the Normandy landings themselves, but the battles that followed were just as important a part of…

Nazi Wanted to Resurrect Prehistoric Animals

Ian Harvey
prehistoric animals

It turns out that Hitler at one point aimed to resurrect prehistoric animals so that his officers could use them for big game hunting. It…

The Flight Back of Whiskey 7

Ian Harvey
Whiskey 7

The WWII-era plane, Whiskey 7, made an honored flight to the beaches of Normandy as part of the commemoration ceremonies on the seventieth anniversary of…

Did Hans Kammler Commit Suicide?

Ian Harvey
Hans Kammler

High-ranking SS General Hans Kammler was said to have committed suicide near the end of the Second World War. Now, he is the subject of…

2013: Lost WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine found off Barbers Point Hawaii

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine I-400 with its forward catapult and long Plane Hanger during WWII. (2)…

Salvaging the Dornier Do 17

Ian Harvey
Dornier Do 17

Only one Dornier Do 17 bomber is still in existence, and up until last year it resided at the bottom of the English Channel. Thanks…

Project to Memorialize HMS Whimbrel

Ian Harvey
HMS Whimbrel

The HMS Whimbrel was one of many Allied ships involved in the Battle of the Atlantic, serving as an escort to a convoy from the…