Why WERE WWII Aircraft Painted With Camouflage Patterns?
One rather striking detail that is immediately noticeable about many WWII combat aircraft, regardless of which nation fielded them, is the fact that they were…
How Ingenuity, Skill & The Humble Sandbag Saved a Squadron of Hurricanes
None of the pilots of No. 46 had trained in carrier flight operations, and the Hurricanes lacked arrestor hooks. They would try anyway! Ingenuity and…
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: The Most Controversial Figure of WWI?
Like most people, Haig used his diary to vent his anger and frustration, and some historians feel it’s unfair to assume he meant every heightened…
Fighting for Mother England: The Australian Infantry in WW1
The Australians were ordered to attack German trenches across an exposed strip of land in broad daylight. When the United Kingdom declared war on Germany…
The Real War Horse: WWI Grave Saved From Development Plans
The stone is green with age and moss, tilted by subsidence and the action of tree roots, but the words remain clear with “France and…
Kiev: The Largest Encirclement In The History Of Warfare
More than 600,000 people were lost during this battle, including those who had gone missing or been taken prisoner as well as those who were…
The Maginot Line: Then and Now- From Defence to Discos!
Some of the forts were sold off to private companies and became discos, underground mushroom farms, and museums. In the 1920s France was still reeling…
The Mystery Of The Missing Billions: The Hunt For Yamashita’s Lost WWII Gold
The gold, allegedly, was then used to fund top-secret black operations conducted by the CIA over the next few decades. One indisputable fact about war…
Born in 1842 The Oldest Veteran Of The US Civil War Who Lived Until 1953!
One of Hard’s uncles served in the American Revolutionary War, while some of his grandsons and great-grandsons served in the Second World War. One of…
A One Man Arsenal: German Stormtroops of WWI
Stormtroops would be equipped with satchels full of grenades, making virtually every man a walking arsenal. In recent years, the term “stormtrooper” has come to…
We Were Soldiers: 10 Facts About the Battle of Ia Drang
The US forces made use of battalion radio operators to request helicopter support and coordinate artillery barriers, bombardments, and bomb and napalm strikes. The Battle…
When Tanks Overran the Green Berets: The Battle of Lang Vei
On January 21st and 22nd, NVA forces attacked and overran Khe Sanh Village and began their encirclement and assault on the Khe Sanh base. In…