Flame Fougasse The Highly Effective Anti-Tank & Anti-Everything Device
During the early stages of the Second World War, it began to look more and more likely that the Germans would stage a full-on invasion…
Everyday Slang That Originated In the Trenches of World War I
The English language is constantly evolving, with new words being added all the time. This isn’t a new phenomenon, with terms and expressions from across…
The mysterious disappearance of a USAF C-54
One of the largest ever instances of the disappearance of US military personnel happened not during wartime but in 1950 when a US Air Force…
Propaganda Of The American Civil War – Started Years Before The Outbreak
While it is commonly thought that the First World War was the first war in which war propaganda was widespread, propaganda goes back earlier than…
Weald Foundation Bringing WWI Tanks to Militracks 2019
Weald Foundation are pleased to announce they will be presenting their WWI Collection of French Renault tanks at Militracks 2019 in Netherland. The event takes place…
The Wall Street Putsch: Did Fascist Bankers try to Overthrow Franklin Roosevelt?
Butler, a Marine Corps veteran and two-time Medal of Honor recipient, was the most decorated veteran in United States history, and had no obvious reason…
The Successful Unionist Rebellion in the Heart of Dixie
It is difficult to pin many killings directly to Knight and his men, but numerous tax collectors, conscription officers, and Confederate government supporters were killed…
Repairs at Sea: Floating Dry-Docks of World War II
With few other ports offering facilities able to cope with such massive vessels, the American Navy got creative in its solutions. When the United States…
Morris “Moe” Berg: The WWII Spy with a .243 Career Batting Average
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor,Berg was interested in using his language skills to help the war effort. He had, after all, studied Latin, Greek,…
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…