Bf 109 Pilot Franz Stigler (who saluted) & B-17 Pilot Charlie Brown’s (who thus survived)
It was December 20, 1943 and in the freezing air high above Germany, 2nd Lieutenant Charles “Charlie” Brown struggled to keep the mortally damaged American…
The Heavyweight Monster Tanks of WW2
During World War I, tank warfare was still very much in its infancy. The priority at the time was about getting this new technology to work…
Formed in WW1: The Remarkable Beginnings of the 82nd Airborne
The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the most iconic military units in American and perhaps world combat history. Their motto “Death from Above” was…
When Japanese Forces Occupied American Soil
While most people know about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which happened on December 7, 1941, far fewer people know that six…
‘An Unknown Destination Overseas’
“Those guys in WWII never really talked about their service…at least the ones that I knew. For an account of a veteran’s military service to…
The Hunt for the Pride of the German Navy – Admiral Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee was the pride of the German Navy during the Second World War. There were times when neither the British nor the…
Mata Hari-The Naked Truth of The WW1 Spy
To the rest of the men in the firing squad, she merely blew a kiss. Mata Hari was a world-famous Dutch burlesque dancer and courtesan…
The Deadliest German Sniper Of WW2 Fought on the Eastern Front With Such Accuracy
Such hunting experience was perfect preparation for Hetzenaue’s later duty as a sniper in the Wehrmacht. Of all the nations who fought in the Second…
What Would Have Happened to Him if The Soviets Had Captured Hitler?
The world would have been invited, friend and foe alike, to witness Soviet justice upon this man. On May 1945, in his headquarters in Berlin,…
The First 45 Days Of Badoglio’s Government – 25 July 1943
The appointment of Marshal Pietro Badoglio as head of the government after the fall of Mussolini on July 25, 1943, was a disgrace for a…
Brandenburgers – The Nazi Menace Behind Enemy Lines
Before they could figure out what was happening, the bridge guards found themselves caught in a crossfire between the four fake captives and German soldiers…
From Zero to Hero- Saburō Sakai-The Samurai of the Skies
There was a certain U.S. Congressman aboard that plane by the name of Lyndon B. Johnson. With over 60 victories and over 20 confirmed kills,…