When The Mystery Of The Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Was Solved After 70 Years
Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…
Dogs of War – Canines Have Performed Many Invaluable Roles In The History Of War
We all know that “man’s best friend is his dog,” and many of us are fortunate enough to have experienced the unconditional love of a…
Flying High – American Fighter Aces of World War II
We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters…
Operation Anger, Operation Cannonshot: Missions Of Liberation In The Netherlands
In early Spring of 1945, the Western Allies prepared to cross the Rhine, invading Germany and the areas still under the control of the Third…
The Battle of Arsuf – To Win the Day, One Man Must Defy His Own King
Beneath the relentless beating of the midday sun, under a seemingly endless rain of arrows, The Grand Master’s patience had all but run out. Garnier…
American World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps
There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last. And given that…
The Cactus Air Force: When Guadalcanal Shoestring Flyers Took On Japanese Zeros – And Won
The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles in the Pacific theater of World War Two. Marking the furthest expansion of the…
Four Men and One Woman – Five Mighty Leaders Whose Wars United Medieval England
In the late ninth century, England was not a united country. Viking raiders from Denmark controlled the north and east. Norwegian and Irish raids left…
On His First Mission, This American Air Force Misfit Saved His Plane And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor
Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was such a screw-up, he joined the US Army to avoid jail. He earned the nickname, “Snuffy Smith,” because no one…
Four Combat Monsters – The Super-Heavy Tanks Of WWI
In a time when bigger was considered better, an unofficial term was coined to describe a category beyond the heavy tank. The super heavy tanks…
Robert E. Lee’s Signed Farewell Address to His Army of Northern Virginia to be Auctioned
A signed order by Robert E. Lee in which he eloquently bid farewell to his Army of Northern Virginia at the end of the Civil…
Victoria Cross: He Sucked the Bullet Out of His Wound & Carried On to Storm a German Dugout & Capture 75 Men
At the turn of the 20th century, Canada did not have much in the way of an army. The joke was that only its parliament…