Operation Catapult: Britain Takes Out the Vichy French Fleet
The fall of France to German invasion in 1940 put the British in an uncomfortable position. It led to one of Great Britain’s most controversial…
8 American Tanks of WW2 – Were They the Best?
During the Second World War, America had to move quickly to arm itself. Tanks had become a vital part of combat, as shown by Germany’s…
The Fighting Escadrille Lafayette – Hamilton’s The Community House to honor heroes of WWI
Civilization likes to lionize men who serve in war, clearly a centuries-old tribute. But 100 years ago in World War I, the world lost an…
A Drunk Conversation Stopped the German Attempt to Assassinate the Big Three
Operation Long Jump was perhaps the most audacious idea executed by the Nazi Party. The operation would have had the greatest consequences on the outcome…
The Destroyer of Beasts: ISU-152 Self-Propelled Artillery
When Panthers rolled alongside Tiger tanks on the Eastern Front, eyebrows were certainly raised at the Soviet High Command. How to overcome these mechanical beasts,…
Was it really two men per gun? Soviet armament in WW2
Bombs explode in the distance. The soldiers hear the thump of artillery shells and duck away from a strafing fighter. They are urged forward by…
The ‘Stars’ of the Nuremberg Trials: War Criminals Convicted There, Some Faces You May Have Forgotten About
On November 19, 1945, the Nuremberg trials started with indictments against 24 major war criminals and seven organizations. All of the criminals tried were members…
How Churchill Became The World’s Greatest Wartime Leader
When World War II broke out, the British government was led by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Within a year, Chamberlain would be replaced, becoming little…
Delaying Das Reich: How Saboteurs Held Up a Critical Armored Division for 17 Days
D-Day was the most spectacular amphibious landing in history, and the campaign that followed was mostly remembered for direct fighting between Allied and Axis forces.…
Strange but True: Vladimir Kuts Served in the American & Red Army During WW2
The history of World War II contains many heroic pages with biographies of soldiers and officers who deserve to have their own film or novel.…
Why there are only 2 flyable Ilyushin Il-2 aircraft left
Of all the Soviet combat aircraft in WWII, the Ilyushin Il-2 was one of the most important. This Russian plane was produced in great quantities…
The Nazi Invasion of the Netherlands: How a Country Fell in Days
On the 10th of May 1940, the German Army began its invasion of Western Europe. To ensure a route through to France, the Germans invaded…