Tiger Tanks & Tea: The British Cup of Char in War
A method needed to be found where crews could remain in their vehicle and alert while preparing their staple afternoon tea. Britain is known for…
The Brave Resistance Fighters of WWII Slovakia
While the rebellion went well in central Slovakia, another Slovak army in the east was completely crushed the next day. One of the fundamental roadblocks…
Strange But True: When US & German Forces Defeated the Waffen SS
The inmates broke into the weapons room but could not leave the castle. The woods surrounding them were full of Waffen SS and Gestapo. Wars…
Japanese George Washington-The Bare Handed Tiger Slayer
It should be noted that the author had never seen anyone of European descent and so made assumptions regarding the characters’ appearances. Many Japanese were…
The German Breakthrough at Sedan, May 1940
On the far bank were two lines of French defenses featuring trenches, barbed wire, concrete pillboxes, anti-tank guns, and machine-guns. The fall of France was…
Blood Transfusion Tripled Survival Rates: How WW1 Had an Impact on Blood Donation
More than a hundred years ago, Europe and America were convinced that serious and large-scale military conflicts were impossible. On January 1, 1901, in the…
101st Airborne: The Lightning in Desert Storm
Many reports indicated that the Apaches and other vehicles and equipment would not function properly in the desert environment. The Screaming Eagles of the 101st…
It Wiped Out Large Numbers of Its Own Pilots – The Unstable Sopwith Camel
This aircraft is credited with destroying more enemy planes than any other British aircraft of World War One, but it was also responsible for killing…
Soviet Storm – The Battle of Stalingrad
24,000,000 rifle and machine gun rounds were fired by the Soviets in the last month of the battle alone. 1942 was a tumultuous year for…
The Bombardier Brown Bear who Fought at Monte Casino
The soldiers initially kept him hidden, but this proved to be increasingly difficult as he began to explode in size. War history is full of…
A Tiger in Africa? The Iconic Tiger I Growling in Full Video Glory
Anything within its sights of 2000 meters was marked as prey. Out of all the German tanks during World War II, the Sd Kfz 181…
Angels’ Glow at The Battle Of Shiloh
As night fell they saw that their wounds seemed to be glowing in the dark Glow in the dark wounds might sound like something out…