Dietrich von Choltitz Was The German General Who Refused To Destroy Paris, Hitler Wanted Him Shot
Dietrich von Choltitz was a German soldier born on November 9, 1894. He is greatly remembered for his role in the protection of the beauty…
Hideki Tojo – Japanese WWII Prime Minister – Controversial To This Day
Hideki Tojo, a general and a politician, was the true representative of the Japanese expansionist policy in China in the first half of the 20th…
10 Facts – The Battle of Falaise Pocket In World War Two
The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…
World War One Artillery Components Found on Jersey Shore Beaches
More than 300 pieces of military-grade ordnance were found along the Jersey shore. Each piece was no bigger than a tube of ChapStick. They were…
General Truscott, Who Apologized To The Dead Soldiers on Memorial Day 1945
When asked to give a Memorial Day speech in 1945, General Lucian Truscott who had just spent the past 3 years retaking Europe from Nazi…
American World War Two Veteran Who Survived Sinking Ship
Bill Carlson grew up near the Duluth harbor and dreamt of traveling by sea. When he was seventeen years old, he joined the Naval Reserve.…
Exciting Call Of Duty 2017 Speculation Points to World War Two Theme For New Game
Many people are speculating about to what the new Call of Duty game, expected in 2017, will be. The game has simply been referred to…
WWI Battlefields – Acclaimed Photographer Opens Exhibition At National World War I Museum and Memorial
World War I was the first “modern” war as industry enabled weapons and explosives to be manufactured in vast quantities that brought death and destruction…
“The Chosen Few” – A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan – By Gregg Zoroya
In May 2007, a company of US paratroopers nicknamed the “Chosen Few” arrived in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan with a seemingly straightforward mission—to extend…
The Panzer IV Tank: Germany’s Most Exported WW2 Tank
The Panzer IV was the backbone of the German tank divisions in WWII. Produced in vast numbers, it was present on all fronts, and its…
Maryland in World War I – by William M. Armstrong
With the 100 year anniversary of the US’s entry into WWI rapidly approaching, Arcadia Publishing is honored to announce the release of Maryland in World…
Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)
This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…