6 Great American Pilots of WWII’s African Campaigns
Air power was an important part of WWII. For the American pilots who traveled to North Africa to fight the Axis powers, it was a…
The Dreadnought Battleship Hoax – When A Group Of Students Dressed Up As A Sultan’s Delegation And Fooled The Navy
During the height of British naval dominance, an interesting event took place on board the ship that was to represent all the might of the…
The Gray Ranks – The Fighting Boy-Scouts Of The Polish WWII Resistance
When people think of boy scouts what is the first thing that comes to mind? Setting up a tent? Singing songs around the fire? Wearing…
Elite Italian Shock Troops – The Arditi: We Either Win, Or We All Die
The Arditi were a special Italian shock trooper unit which was most active during the last two years of the First World War. Their name…
The Early Days Of Drones – Unmanned Aircraft From WWI & WWII
Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, are most often associated with airstrikes in modern warfare, but their history goes much further back than that.…
When The Nuclear Submarine USS San Francisco Crashed Into An Undersea Mountain
Launched in 1979, the USS San Francisco is the third American ship, boat or submarine to carry a title featuring San Francisco in the name. In…
The Rules Of Chivalry Were So Important In Medieval Society, But Breaking The Rules Was Almost As Important
In the Middle Ages, chivalry was more than just a name for polite behavior. It was a set of rules meant to limit the actions…
Interesting collection of weapons from WWI sold at auction
In January 2018, C&T Auctions of Ashford, Kent, in the south-east of England, held a military auction. There were the usual buttons, medals, insignia, belt…
During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada Declared War One Day Earlier Than America
The attack on Pearl Harbor marked the beginning of American involvement in the Second World War. The Japanese provocation, which occurred before any official declaration…
Beautiful Love Story: Young British women who fell in love with German soldiers stationed on the island
An upcoming movie is set during a dark time in Britain’s history. Starring Lily James of Downton Abbey fame, “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel…
After The Normandy Invasions Came The Long And Bloody Fight For France
The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…
A Bridge Too Far: The Americans, And The True Story Of The 101st And 82nd In Operation Market Garden
A Bridge Too Far, the film adaptation of Cornelius Ryan’s book of the same name, tells the epic tale of the men who fought through…