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Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars

Ian Harvey

Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…

Vietnam Green Beret Had 37 Separate Bullet, Bayonet, & Shrapnel Wounds & Still He Carried On Fighting

Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite…

Omar Bradley – Fast Facts About The GI General

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I. Born as Omar Nelson Bradley but referred to as “Brad”, he was born on February 12, 1893, in Randolph County, which is in rural…

Top 7 Allied Mistakes In Europe During WWII

Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…

The Inexplicable Controversial Life of General Douglas MacArthur

Jeff Edwards

There are few times in history where we can say a man was born and raised in such a season that he should be at…

With the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin on Two Grenades, and Waited

Jeff Edwards

Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…

Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position

John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…

After Being Demoted to Private Nine Separate Times, This Canadian Was Awarded the Victoria Cross

Jeff Edwards

If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…

Takes out 3 Machine Guns, Kills 20 and captures 50 Germans – Even The Enemy Patted Him on the Back

Jeff Edwards

One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…

American Liberator Of Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp Dies Aged 92

Ian Harvey

William John Jucksch died on November 28, 2017. He was 92 years old. Best known for accidentally discovering and then liberating a Nazi concentration camp…

Computer Pioneer Alan Turing Defeated The Nazi Enigma Code Machine But Was Considered A Security Risk

Ian Harvey

It has recently been disclosed that Alan Turing’s Bombe Machines, used to decipher German codes produced by the Enigma cipher machines during World War II,…

These Nebraska Twins Were Killed At Normandy – Now They Can Finally Be Together Again

Ian Harvey

Having twins can be a wonderful thing.  They sometimes are identical and sometimes not.  They are extremely close, and some even invent their own language…