Pointe Du Hoc From Above – Where The Americans Captured The High Ground On D-Day (Watch)
Pointe du Hoc is on the coast of Normandy (Northern France) and overlooks the English Channel. The German army had control of this crucial area…
The Small Kingdom of Lesotho Receives A Replica Spitfire To Honor WWII Contributions
The Kingdom of Lesotho, in Southern Africa, was presented with a life-size replica of a Spitfire airplane to honor the country for its role in World…
Second World War D-Day Veteran Publishes His War Diaries, And Urges Others To Do The Same
Now 94 years old, Alfred Hodgson from Scotland was a naval officer who was shot at, bombed, shelled, and participated in many important events during…
The Terror Of The World War II Panzerfaust, A Deadly Anti-Tank Weapon
One of the deadliest anti-tank weapons in the German arsenal in world war two was the Panzerfaust (“tank fist”). It could fire a projectile 45-60…
How Nazi Scientists Came To Work In The US After World War II
Nazi scientists developed an impressive arsenal of weapons during World War II. From nerve agents and weapons that spread disease, to the V-1 and V-2…
A Dangerous Job: Clearing Unexploded WW2 Bombs In The Pacific
There are divers who search for wrecks under the sea in the hopes of finding treasure, but those from Operation Render Safe, are diving for…
Sergeant York – Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed In WWI – Battle Scene
Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…
Landing On Leyte During The Philippines Campaign Of World War 2 – Amazing Color Video
In 1942, the Japanese invaded and occupied the Philippines. Two years later, United States forces began their liberation. This was known as the Battle of…
WWII-Era Bomb Found And Detonated Near Florida State University Campus
A World War II-era bomb was found at a construction site near the campus of the Florida State University. An Air Force explosives team dug…
At 92, This WWII Veteran Recalls The Final Days Of The War
Lou Martinez spent seven years in an orphanage in East Chicago. He remembers that the nuns there were strict in their discipline. “They had their…
After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals
In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…
Ruth Gruber, Journalist and Humanitarian During WW2, Has Died Aged 105 Years Old
Ruth Gruber rushed in to work the morning she saw the news that 1,000 Jewish refugees were being brought to the US. The refugees were…