Marine Raider – Veteran Served With Elite Amphibious Assault Group in Pacific during WWII
As a young American coming of age in the community of Marshall, Missouri, Ray Merrell went to work at a local shoe factory after his…
Master Sergeant & His Men Saved 200 Jewish Soldiers in a Concentration Camp
Many, if not most, acts of heroism during war are loud, violent, and leave the hero or heroes shaken for the rest of their lives.…
Yes You Have Always Wanted to Own a Tank Transporter – Should Fit on Your Drive
Just arrived at Witham Specialist Vehicles sales, direct from NATO, Left Hand Drive, Oshkosh Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS). These vehicles are the ultimate in Heavy…
Many Black GIs Found a Safe Place in Britain in Contrast to Racist Abuse From Their Fellow Countrymen
Today, many people have a slightly distorted view of the relationship between the British and the vast numbers of American servicemen that were ferried across…
A Hero: Chaplain Watters Seeing American Wounded Beyond The Perimeter, He Charged Out Again
Since the earliest days of organized civilization, priests and warriors have usually played very different roles in their societies. They performed quite different, often opposing,…
Fire Base Was Going To Be Over Run By NVA, He Met Them With a Bayonet & an Assault Rifle
When asked to conjure in one’s imagination the image of a fearless soldier, fighting with fervent ferocity in hand-to-hand combat and battling relentlessly against wave…
Witold Pilecki – The Man Who Voluntarily Went to Hell to Gather Information
In September 1940, Witold Pilecki voluntarily surrendered to the Germans during a street raid in Warsaw. He did this in order to penetrate one of…
The Desert Fox: A Formidable Adversary – Even To His Own Side
War hero or anti-Semitic Nazi villain? Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is, to this day, the subject of heated debate – a historical enigma once praised…
How One Navy SEAL was Awarded the MoH for Saving Another MoH Recipient
When a draft notice came to Thomas Rolland Norris, he hoped to become a Navy pilot. But when visual acuity and depth perception issues became…
Wereth 11: They Felt Safe, That Night Would Turn Out to be Their Last, 1st SS Pulled up Outside
As the German onslaught grew more truculent, the Battle of the Bulge came to feature a myriad of dramas with many heroic and villainous actions.…
Fancy Parking an Armored Car on Your Drive? This One is For Sale
For auction is a Humber FV1611 1 Tone 4×4 armored car (PIG). These were deployed by the British army and RUC during the “troubles” in Northern…
Swiss & Swedish SS volunteers Fighting to “Save” the World From the Jews
During World War II, tens of thousands of foreign volunteers joined the Waffen-SS in what they believed was the fight to “save” western civilization from…