World War 2 | War History

Did German Americans Actually Leave the US to Fight for Germany During WWII?

German soldiers marching together in uniform

In the acclaimed HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers (2001), Tech. Sgt. Donald Malarkey, played by Scott Grimes, asks a German prisoner of war (POW) where…

Mitchell Paige: The Man Who Took on 2,500 Japanese Soldiers & Won

History has shown us that one person can turn the tide of a battle. There is no better example of this than Mitchell Paige. Paige…

A Reindeer Lived on a British Sub, Ate a Navigation Chart, Got so Fat it Couldn’t Get Back Out

There are a lot of unusual moments from WWII that create some of the most interesting stories. One of these is undoubtedly the story of…

Shooting a Modified Aircraft Machine Gun From The Hip, he Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima

Soldiers throughout World War II had to be industrious. Sometimes fighting in remote corners of the world, or in circumstances that limited resupply or re-equipping,…

How the Unbeatable German Tank Ended Up on Display in Belgium

The Germans were retreating on every front. They hadn’t had a real success against the Russians in years, and their last offensive at Kursk had…

Why Was There no Insurgency in Germany & Japan After WW2?

Conan White

After the devastation of years of fighting, the German and Japanese surrendered unconditionally at the end of the Second World War. Both of their economies…

The Devil Walked the Earth: Reinhard Heydrich – Mastermind of the Holocaust & “Hangman” of Czechoslovakia

Billy Moncure

When he was a young child, nobody would have guessed that Reinhard Heydrich would become one of the most monstrous men in history. However, Heydrich went…

Last Seen Propped Against a Tree, Pistol in His Hand, 8 Japanese Lie Around Him

The Medal of Honor is the greatest and most esteemed American military decoration that can be bestowed. The soldiers who have received this honor are…

Life in the Cauldron: The Tough Experience of British Troops Cut Off at Arnhem

On the 17th of September 1944, General Montgomery launched one of Britain’s most famously flawed missions of World War Two: Market Garden. In an attempt…

The French Nazi Troops & the Battle of Berlin

Ian Harvey

It’s a little-known fact that there were French volunteers who fought on behalf of the Nazis during the Second World War. They had divisions of…

Führer’s Military Incompetence, Did it Cost the Third Reich the War

Billy Moncure
Hitler

Analysis of Hitler’s military ability has always been controversial, in no small part due to a conflict between the Nazis portraying themselves as an elite…

American Occupied England – Life in the D-Day Staging Zone

By the time the D-Day invasion was launched in June 1944, the south of England had spent months filled with soldiers preparing for war. The…