The “Forgotten Blitz” In WW2 That Left Hundreds Dead And Thousands Homeless
During World War Two, Britain found itself facing the threat of air raids. German bomber planes would fly above cities and attempt to destroy factories contributing…
The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918
By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…
The Battle of the Bulge: A Doomed And Desperate Gamble At The End Of World War Two
A desperate gamble by a struggling army, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to end the Second World War on terms…
10 Deadliest Snipers Of World War II
Highly trained and deadly, snipers are and have been an important aspect of warfare. The term, however, first came into use in British India in…
Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost
The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no…
The Heroic US Coast Guard Who Gave His Life To Save His Shipmates During A Desperate Rescue In WW2
US Coast Guard Cutter Comanche left Boston in January 1943. She made contact with her convoy on the 29th and proceeded as scheduled. It was…
Eye Witness Account: D-Day Omaha Beach Survivor Tells His Story (Watch)
When 160,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the bloodiest of the fights faced by the Allies was the battle…
Amazing Drone Footage – The USS Alabama From The Air – A Very Impressive Battleship (Watch)
The USS Alabama (BB-60) is a South Dakota Class Battleship, launched on April 16, 1942. It served during World War II in both the Pacific…
Original WW2 Footage – Massive 72 Ton Jagdtiger Tanks Surrender In Germany, 1945 (Watch)
The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…
Belgian Group Searches For The Family Of A WWII Gunner
A Belgian citizen is asking for assistance to locate the relatives of a Carmarthen man killed at Mol, Belgium. He died when the Lancaster in…
The Amazing WWII War Photographer Whose Story Is Told In New HBO Documentary
Robert Capa, the famous war photographer, once said about taking war pictures that they aren’t good enough if you aren’t close enough. Tony Vaccaro got…
Veteran Of The Famed WW2 Espionage Operation Jedburgh Dies, Aged 94
World War Two veteran William Pietsch, a member of the famed Jedburgh operation which conducted guerrilla and espionage operations against the Germans in Nazi-occupied France,…