The Soldier Who Kept Fighting WW2 For 29 Years After It Ended
When Hiroo Onoda enlisted in the Japanese military at eighteen, little did he know he was going to fight in what would become the deadliest…
Did Adolf Hitler ever visit the front lines during WWII?
“Every day,” Hitler once proclaimed in his book Mein Kampf, “I put my life on the line and always faced death.” After reading such a…
The Largest Battleships Ever Built: Japanese Yamato & Musashi
The largest battleships ever built were Yamato and Musashi of the Imperial Japanese Navy. These behemoths were triple the tonnage of some other battleships of their day…
Operation K, the Second Attack on Pearl Harbor Kept Secret for Decades
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which forced the United States into World War II, is well known and has been…
His right arm shattered, his submachine gun wedged into his left armpit, captured the enemy position
The Medal of Honor is the ultimate form of recognition for actions on the battlefield. There is no easy way to earn it. It comes…
Why were WWII helmet designs so different by country & which design was the most effective?
The question of how effective helmets were and which were most effective initially arose in World War I. This was one of the first wars…
The Amazing Medal of Honor Mission Old 666 had all its guns upgraded to .50 calibre and single handedly fought off a group of Japanese zeroes during a mission
“Old 666” was the name of a B17 Flying Fortress during World War II. This was a heavy, relatively fast, long-range bomber with four engines…
Why Did the Japanese & Germans Form an Alliance in WWII?
Alliances during a war can change the outcome, but the alliance between Japan and Germany is one that baffles many people. Most people can understand…
Comparative Tank Repair 101- Were British Tanks More Reliable Than German Tanks?
A great deal has been made about the reliability of German tanks, but there is more to the equation. Some tanks might look better than…
5 unique Soviet Heroes of WW2
In the Soviet history of the Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front of the Second World War), there were outstanding people whose heroism caused great fear…
Teenage Hero of the Battle of Jutland & Recipient of the Victoria Cross
In the First World War, the largest naval encounter was the Battle of Jutland, in which the mighty dreadnought warships of the British Grand Fleet…
PPSh-41 – The Most Mass-Produced Submachine Gun of WWII
The Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun was one of the most common weapons of the Second World War. The famous modification of the PPSh with a…