The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day – Gold, Sword, Juno
Today, the Normandy landings might be most associated with the iconic photos of Omaha Beach, but let us not forget that there were five sectors…
The Emperor Napoleon Held The Loyalty Of Many Different Kinds Of Men
The awesome power of the Napoleonic Empire was built on the blood and courage of millions of soldiers. Though Napoleon is remembered as an icon…
In 2014 a German TV documentary claims Roswell UFO Was the Nazi Bell
The ‘Nazi Bell’ was a supposed technology, crafted by the Third Reich, to enable interstellar travel to the Moon and other planets. A popular conspiracy…
National Medal of Honor Museum Names Former 9/11 Memorial & Museum President as New CEO
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation announced that distinguished chief executive officer and museum president, Joe Daniels, will take the helm as CEO of…
Outnumbered 10 to 1 – In The Korean War, UN forces Held Off A Chinese Force 10 Times Their Size For Two Days
The Battle of Chipyong-ni has been labeled as ‘the Gettysburg of the Korean War’ and has been singled out as one of the greatest regimental…
New Book tells of Heroic French Female WWII Spies
A new book is out that tells the story of French women who worked as spies for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), who were…
Saladin: The Powerful General Who Pushed Back the Might of the Crusades
In the brutal, hard-fought wars of the Middle Eastern crusades, few figures stand out as brightly as Saladin. Rallying Muslim forces, he drove back the…
War & Conflict After The Fall Of The USSR
The Soviet Union officially ceased to exist on December 26, 1991, 74 years after its inception in 1917. The fall of the Union left the…
The Employees of the Danzig Post Office Fought the Germans For 15 Hours During the Invasion of Poland Before They Were Captured
In 1939, it was obvious that Nazi Germany was on the war path. Austria had been annexed just a year earlier, and so also was the…
Trinity Site, Where the First Atomic Bomb Was Detonated – A Place that Changed the World
In 1945 the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saw firsthand the destructive powers of the nuclear bomb. The atomic bomb decimated both cities and…
Into the Jaws of Death: The Greatest Raid of WWII, The St Nazaire Raid
On 28 March 1942, British forces launched one of the most daring operations of the Second World War. Now known as “The Greatest Raid of…
A Peaceful Invasion – The Allied Occupation Of Iceland During World War Two
After Hitler seized Denmark and Norway in 1940, the British government became concerned about his next step, as the Nazi war machine demonstrated its might…