FROMELLES: Considered The Worst 24 Hours of Australia’s Military History
Nothing in Australian military history before or since has matched this murderous advance at the battle of Fromelles. Today, Fromelles in northern France is a…
What if America Had Been Conquered By The Germans in WWII?
Had the Führer’s strategic vision gone according to plan, the Third Reich would have reached its full military might in 1948. On June 22, 1941,…
Took Guts & Ruthlessness: A Sabotage Operation of WW2
Around midnight, the four men gathered in the woods outside the power plant. Forman went in first, climbing over the fence and wall unseen. During…
The Crazy Dangers of Submarines Under Ice: To the North Pole & Back
The first impression was being in an infinite desert of ice…. There was nothing but a flat patchwork maze of ice floes in every direction.…
A Damn Good Lickin: When the Aussies Fought off an American Invasion
Other American GIs were assaulted randomly throughout the night as well. The Red Cross Club was again under siege. Official reports vary and the U.S.…
The Ghosts of Gettysburg: A Haunted History of a Battlefield
According to witnesses and researchers, paranormal activity is stronger in Gettysburg than anywhere else. It even has phantom perfumes! Gettysburg is a small town in…
Flying Coffins! – The Top Ten Worst Aircraft of WWII
With a high speed of 596 mph and a climb rate of 11,810 ft per minute, the Komet was considered a technological marvel. Making a…
Why Did The US Dump $10 Million Worth of Helicopters in The Sea?
During the operation, 1,373 Americans and 5,595 citizens of Vietnam and other countries were evacuated with the help of helicopters. On April 29, 1975, a…
ANZACS: The Australians & New Zealanders at Gallipoli, 1915
By the time the Australians left the Gallipoli theater, they had suffered 26,111 casualties, including 8,141 killed in action or dying of their wounds. Australia…
Did You Know? One of the Last Units Defending Führer’s Bunker Were Frenchmen?
Krukenberg gave his troopers two options: fight or return home to France. Some chose to fight. One of the last Knight’s Crosses of the Iron…
The Fantastic Idea of Dazzle Camouflage
Thanks to dazzle camouflage, submariners often made mistakes because they could not correctly identify the aforementioned data about the ship. Throughout military history, camouflage has…
Rock Apes: How Vietnam’s ‘Rock Apes’ Confounded American GIs
Sightings of rock apes by Viet Cong and NVA troops were also common enough that an NVA General organized an expedition in 1974 to try…