Wartime Movie Making – The Fleet That Came to Stay, 1945
In 1945 the United States Navy’s Photographic Services Branch made a movie in an attempt to encourage Americans to buy war bonds. They were so…
En Route To North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed By A Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer
There is truly no way to quantify who might be the worst crew in US Naval History, but the men of the USS William D.…
Lothar Rendulic, Hitler’s Austrian Fireman – A Senior German Commander in WWII
A senior Nazi commander in WWII, Lothar Rendulic was known as Hitler’s Austrian Fireman. He served in the eastern theaters of the European war, from…
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
Submarines were among the important new technologies that came to the fore during WWI. Although work on submarines had been underway for decades, it was…
The Discovery of U-155 – By U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney
One of the most terrifying things about naval combat during the First World War was the constant threat of U-boats, hidden beneath the ocean. Germany…
Exclusive – WWII Through The Eyes Of A GI – The Amazing War Photos Of Biagio Castiglione
Biagio Castiglione was a Combat Engineer at the Corps level and mostly drove trucks. A regular GI, he always had a camera with him and…
The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War
Whatever happened to Hitler’s famous office globe? What happened to Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat that saved thousands of Jews? Who betrayed the Anne Frank and…
To Stop A Japanese Banzai Charge This Soldier Used His Rifle Like A Baseball Bat
In the movies, we will see the scene replayed where the wounded soldier begs his comrades to leave him rather than risk their lives. Often…
Showdown At The Cologne Cathedral – An Epic Tank Duel Of WWII
The tank battle at Cologne Cathedral, although brief, is perhaps the most famous of all time. Let’s have a look this wartime situation. The Germans…
The Infamous Battle of the Somme – One of the Worst Battles in History
The Battle of the Somme was originally meant to be predominantly a French offensive. The Battle of the Somme was first planned in late 1915,…
It Took A Huge Effort To Keep Armies Supplied During The Hundred Years War
Far from home and at constant threat of attack, the armies of the Hundred Years War between England and France were reliant on supply lines…
Sinking the Tirpitz, Sister to the Bismarck and the Heaviest European Battleship Ever
The story of the World War II German battleship Bismarck is legendary. The massive warship was destroyed by British ships and planes and then scuttled…