John Wayne, Draft Dodger? Why the Duke Never Served In World War II
John Wayne is undeniably one of the most popular actors in American history. His vast legacy of films set the standards for years to come…
Amazing Drone Footage of the Crossroads Battlefield with Scenes from “Band of Brothers”
After a five-men night patrol reported coming across German machine guns at the Crossroads, Captain Winters organized a group of 15 men to attack them.…
Flying Dogs: Five of the Worst British Warplanes Ever!
The planes also suffered nine accidents, which by itself is not substantial, but one must consider that only 49 of the planes were ever built.…
Controversial Mossad Chief who Helped Capture Adolf Eichmann Passes Away
The deterioration in his hearing resulted from an injury he received during the raid at Atlit detention camp. Rafi Eitan was the coordinator of Operation…
Britain’s Pearl Harbor: Japan Repeats Its Success of WWII
The attacks were successful and both ships were sunk, with 424 British seamen killed and 1,120 men left in the water for many hours after…
The Ghost Army Of WWII – The Real-Life “Phantom Menace”
The men of the 603rd Camouflage Engineers designed and built hundreds of extremely convincing-looking rubber and inflatable tanks. In the animal kingdom a common tactic…
The Blockhaus – The Gigantic WWII German Bunker you can Still Visit Today
It is estimated that it would have required 200,000 tons of concrete as well as the 20,000 tons of steel to complete the bunker. The…
The Forgotten Invasion of France
The first regular troops that would go ashore were the battle-tested U.S. 3rd, 45th, and 36th Divisions supported by special forces units on their flanks.…
5 American Armored Cars of World War II
The British had been deeply impressed by the performance of German eight-wheel armored cars, so now they asked the Americans to produce an Allied version.…
The Russian Reindeer Who Served On A British Sub
The crew of the Trident figured that the only way they could get the reindeer onto the sub was via the torpedo tubes. Reindeer are…
K Rations Included Chewing Gum for Several Reasons
As most military rations are barely discernible as food, the addition of the gum provided a highly desirable element of flavor. An army marches on…
Guns of Navarone: How Effective was Coastal Artillery in WWII?
Total Axis losses to the British guns consisted of four transport ships, and one submarine which was damaged and then scuttled by her crew. Most…