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Restoring Honor – The Americans Take Hill 609 in WW2 Tunisia

In most battles, the commanders are focused on proving their superiority over the enemy. But in April 1943, when American troops assaulted Axis positions on…

The Evacuation of Gallipoli, The Brilliant End To A Disastrous Campaign

Colin Fraser

To Europeans, Britons, Canadians, and Americans, stories of World War I often focus on the great battles of the Western Front like the Somme, Ypres,…

This Dentist Died In A Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan But He Took Over 100 Enemy Soldiers With Him

Jeff Edwards

Many humans worldwide fear going to the Dentist for pretty obvious reasons: The pain, the worry that you’ll have to get a cavity filled, and…

The Black Dispatches From the Civil War Spies

The typical Southern officer’s opinion of African Americans was that they were an inferior subhuman race, lacking in intelligence or cunning. Their ignorance and subsequent…

Why German Luftwaffe Aces Were So Successful During WWII (Watch)

During WWII, Allied fighter pilots felt a grudging respect and admiration for their German counterparts because of the latter’s high kill rates. But did German…

Commander Rudder (2nd Rangers) 10 years later – I Took My Son to Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach

FROM HISTORIES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS PREPARED BY THE ARMY HISTORICAL DIVISION. –  By W. C. HEINZ Thank you to our friends at OldMagazineArticles.com for…

6 Facts About Admiral Yamamoto, The Architect Of The Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor

The man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was an unusual and contradictory figure. A man with peaceful international connections around…

To Make Life Easier For The People Of Occupied Crete, The Allies Kidnapped The Nazi Commander

The Special Operation Executive (SOE) in 1944, planned to conduct a daring mission in Crete. Their initial plan was to kidnap the German commander of…

I Survived A Firing Squad

Ian Harvey

Can you imagine what it must be like to be marched out to face a firing squad, say goodbye to your closest friend who is…

Remembering A Rebellion With A Massive Model In Lego (Watch)

In 1916, while Europe was gripped by the horrors of the First World War, another conflict was about to change history in Ireland. On Easter…

Nancy Wake: Special Ops Agent And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted

Holly Godbey

A British Special Ops agent during World War II, Nancy Wake was a wartime beauty, and not a person to be messed with. She was…

Mary Edwards Walker – The Only Woman Ever To Receive The Medal Of Honor

Early life Mary Edwards Walker was born into a society where strict gender roles controlled the lives of women. However, thanks to the liberal outlook…