Pegasus Bridge: Why Did a British Soldier Shell a Maternity Hospital On D-Day?
The scale and complexity of the Allied D-Day landings in World War II was immense, so some shocking events were inevitable. However, the French citizens…
USS Archerfish: Sinking the 72,000-ton Aircraft Carrier Shinano
USS Archerfish (SS-311) was a Balao-class submarine named after a toxotoid fish. The archerfish is an adept predator that shoots a high-pressure stream of water to stun…
I Visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, The More I Know, the Less I Understand
It’s the numbers I struggle with. 1.1 million people, murdered here in cold blood, is an unimaginable figure for me to comprehend. These people walked…
High School Football Coach Gained Valuable Experience in US Navy in WWII
Decades before he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame for his success as a high school football coach, John “Pete” Adkins collected…
Daks over Normandy D-Day 75 Programme Biggest fleet of DC-3’s & C-47’s Since WW2
On Monday 28 January The Imperial War Museum (IWM) announced that Daks over Normandy will be part of its programme on an “unprecedented scale” to…
Slim Pickens Stated His Profession Was “rodeo”, the Recruiter Heard “radio”, Slim Spent WW2 as a Radio Operator
There are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the army way. During World War II, millions of men donned…
To This Day, The Myth Still Abounds: Why Didn’t The Germans Invade Switzerland?
By the end of 1940, the German Wehrmacht had overrun most of its neighbors — only brave little Switzerland remained free. But why did Adolf…
WW2 Spy Who Pulled Off A Real Life James Bond Mission & Inspired An Iconic Goldfinger Scene
The opening scene to 1964’s Goldfinger, one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed James Bond movies, portrays the famous spy at his deadliest and most…
Kazimierz Moczarski – Resistance Fighter, Assassin, Anti-Communist Rebel, Cellmate Of Infamous Nazi Jürgen Stroop
Poland was the site of much turmoil, conflict, brutality, and tragedy during the Second World War. It was the first country Hitler invaded in 1939,…
The Beautiful Angel of Bordeaux – He Saved Thousands of Lives as Germans Were Storming France
For people who stand strong in their beliefs there are no hard times or difficult choices. There are only principles and one’s will to stick…
Medal of Honor Recipients are Entitled to Much More Than the Medal Including $1,300 a Month
The Medal of Honor remains the most distinguished military decoration of the United States’ military. This decoration is awarded on the basis of exceptionally heroic…
The United States Actually Planned on Dropping 12 Atomic Bombs on Japan
Seven decades might have passed, but the colossal chaos that came on the 6th and 9th of August 1945 still haunts the memories of many.…