Thomas Norris: The Inspiration for ‘Bat*21’ Who Saved Two Downed Pilots in Vietnam
It might come as a surprise, given their reputation as fierce fighters, but only three US Navy SEALs received the Medal of Honor for their…
Death In Single Combat Outside The Castle Walls – The Queen’s Consort Reaches The End His Life
Pedro de Lara was bored. His had lived a full life, a life of personal pride and skill at arms, of politics, wine and of…
Heinz Guderian, The Father Of The Blitzkrieg – The Officer Who Defied Hitler
The military genius of Heinz Guderian remains admirable even today, for it was his tactics that brought Germany its swift victory over Europe in the…
Battle Of Savo Island Pacific – A Brutal Battle Of Naval Forces In The Pacific Campaign In 1942
The Battle of Savo Island began on August 8th, 1942, and came to a close on August 9th, 1942. It was a brutal battle of…
The Russian Translator and Hitler’s Teeth
A recently translated book is likely to put to bed the rumors regarding Hitler’s survival at the end of WWII. The book is the memoir…
Frank Baldwin Received The Medal Of Honor Twice, Once For Fighting The Confederates And Again For Fighting The Native Americans
Receiving the Medal of Honor for valor in combat puts one in the hallowed company of but a few thousand individuals to ever grace the…
A Vietnam War Story – by James E. Jacobson
To my children and grandchildren We’re aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma City CLG-5. The CLG stands for Cruiser Light Guided Missile. It’s the last ship in…
Vlad the Impaler Once Launched a Night Attack Against the Ottoman Sultan
Written by Barney Higgins. Mehmed II, better known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was one of the greatest military commanders of his day. In the middle…
The Korean War – A Messy, Terrible Conflict In The 1950s, And We Still Feel The Effects Today
The Korean War was fought as a result of the Soviet Union moving into what is now North Korea and the United States moving into…
The Angels of Mons – How Religion Helped Boost The Morale Of British Troops In WW1
On 23rd of August, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was faced with its first real challenge ― the Battle of Mons. Before the battle, the…
Nicknamed the “Black Swallow of Death”, This Fighter Pilot Fought With The French in WWI
Occasionally in history, an individual will come along whose story is almost too inexplicable to be true. To be a runaway youth in early 1900s…
He Was The Last Japanese WWII Soldier To Surrender – in 1974
World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. As for Southeast Asia and Oceania, peace only came several months later on September 2,…