Patriots or traitors? The soldiers of General Vlasov in the service of the Nazis
I, as a faithful son of my Homeland, voluntarily join the ranks of the fighters of the Armed Forces of the Peoples of Russia. In…
1860: The First U.S. Navy Submarine: “Alligator”
Submarines did not become common in naval forces around the world until the 20th century. But one did exist in 1860s America during the Civil War–the…
The Ridiculous 1000 Ton Landkreuzer P.1000 “Ratte”
The super-heavy German tank Landkreuzer P.1000 Ratte was planned to be a powerful weapon, carry out the most complex front-line tasks, and influence the course…
WWII Sturmovik pilot & Heroine of the Soviet Union, Sent to a Concentration Camp
Anna Egorova was a female Soviet pilot who was not accustomed to retreat before life’s difficulties. She managed to cheat death in World War II,…
The Iconic Image: The Vietnamese General Went on to Open Restaurant in The US
A Picture that needs more than a 1,000 words The old saying is that a picture is worth a thousand words. The execution of Nguyen…
‘Boss Hogg’ Sorrell Booke was a Counter-Intelligence Agent in the Korean War
The Dukes of Hazzard spent seven seasons regaling television viewers with the antics of a group of southern cousins as they dealt with everyday life…
Hans-Ulrich Rudel: Flew more than 2000 missions, destroyed over 500 tanks & the most decorated combat pilot ever
The most decorated combat pilot of all time was not, as you might expect, a fighter pilot, though he did shoot down nine enemy aircraft.…
In Band of Brothers Holocaust victims were locked back in the camp, did this really happen?
The TV miniseries Band of Brothers was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards. The show is entertaining, although it has issues with historical accuracy. One…
Special Forces Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver Packed as Many as Six Revolvers, Sawn off Shotgun & His Regular Machine Gun
“To Liberate the Oppressed” – US Special Forces Motto For America, the Vietnam War was unlike any other war it had fought before. It was a…
The Red Baron’s “other” Planes Yes He Had More Than Just One Fokker
Though more than 100 years have passed and his record of aerial success was surpassed in WWII, to this day the flying ace that virtually…
The Chosin Reservoir Battle, Memorable Heroics of a Forgotten War
On Thanksgiving Day 1950, in the extremely cold, windy mountains of North Korea, United Nations (U.N.) units of the American Army and Marine forces were…
Don’t Poop at 70,000 Feet: CIA Wrote a Manual for U-2 Pilots on How Not To
The U-2 spy plane, that long, sleek single engine monster that flew at 70,000 feet to photograph the earth’s surface on behalf of the CIA,…