The Highest Award for Valor on D-Day: Is it Time to Correct this 75-year-old Injustice?
No other one-day battle in the fight to liberate Europe was as costly for Americans as that to take “Bloody Omaha”. On 6 June 1944,…
Did Stalin Suffer a Nervous Breakdown After Germany Invaded Russia?
Communists were the archenemies of all Nazis. The Soviet Union, therefore, had to be attacked and destroyed. Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet…
The Coded Diary of Tanya Savicheva & the Siege of Leningrad
Tanya’s mother, Mariya Ignatievna Savicheva, gifted Tanya the notebook after Nina disappeared during a bombardment in Leningrad. Reminiscent of the story of the famous Anne…
Plan Z: The End of the Kriegsmarine in WWII
Dönitz had long believed that too many resources were spent on the surface fleet to the detriment of the submarine fleet, but even he balked…
Riddled By Bullets: The Old Locomotive That Tells a Gloomy Tale of the Korean War
During the war, Han operated his train, conveying supplies for UN troops up as far as Pyongyang. Although he rarely saw fighting, he witnessed the…
Battle of Britain Hurricane Rises From its Muddy Grave
On August 26, 1940 Hemingway bailed out of his Hurricane at 17,000 feet, with the plane burrowing itself into 30 feet of mud near the…
Notre Dame: A Cathedral in Flames
The cathedral of Notre Dame is one of the most historic buildings in the world. The recent fire is a devastating blow both to the…
When The CIA Shot Down An AN-2 Biplane From A Huey Helicopter
Realizing that his chopper was faster than the AN-2s, Moore decided to give chase, and Woods got his AK-47 ready for combat. The Bell UH-1…
The Chainsaw in WWII: The Germans Cutting Edge
Wood was also used to replace materials deemed vital for the war effort, with metal cutlery replaced with wooden alternatives, and even clothes were made…
Irish Troops & The Medal of Honor
19 men have so far been awarded the medal twice, and of these, five were born in Ireland. On July 31, 2017, during a concise…
Lethal Trio of Female Spies Whose Job Was to Seduce German Soldiers
“the Germans were banging on the doors with the butts of their rifles…. And they would always yell – it was very frightening.” When it…
He Continued to Play Despite Breaking his Neck: From Fallschirmjäger To English Soccer Hero
n 1942, after a few months of fighting, only 300 of the original 1,000 men of Trautmann’s unit were still alive. When American soldiers captured…