A Prolific Destroyer: Paddy Mayne – Founding Member of the SAS & a Total Hardcore Wild Warrior
“Wild maybe, but he was definitely someone you would want on your side.” Colonel Robert Blair Mayne also known as ‘Paddy’ and as a prolific destroyer…
Did you Know in 1945, the Navy Secretly Handed Over 150 Warships to Russia for an Invasion of Japan
By late 1944 and early 1945, the defeat of Nazi Germany seemed imminent and Allied attention moved to the East. Russia and Japan had fought…
WW2 “Sweetheart Grips” Surprisingly Few People Know About Them
The personalization of equipment goes back for centuries. The Greeks often had to supply their own armor so they usually added ridged elements that simulated…
7 Innovative Explosives from Britain’s Eccentric WW2 Experts
During the Second World War, Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) employed a group of eccentric and gifted inventors to create innovative weapons. Mostly designed for…
Fascinating Story of The Peugeot Plant Attack: A Bold Covert Operation of WW2
Several times during World War II, Great Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) proved that covert operations could be more effective than a direct approach. One…
Single-Handedly Charged over 100 German Soldiers Sending Them all into Retreat
It’s tempting to credit John Kenneally’s solo victory over 100 German soldiers during World War II to the luck of the Irish. However, he wasn’t…
Why Did French Police Helped the Nazis Deport France’s Jews
For many years after World War II, the French government and many historians, reeling from the experience of war and occupation, put forward a narrative…
In Band of Brothers GIs Could Retun Home if They Had 85 Points, Was This True?
The TV miniseries Band of Brothers provided information about WWII to many people. While some of the facts in the show were exaggerated, was the…
Over 100 Fascinating Pictures of British WW2 Tanks Some You Wouldn’t Have Seen Before
Vickers Medium Tank Mark 2 The standard British tank of the inter-war years, the Vickers Medium Mark 2 was based on a design from not…
Fascinating Images of The Battle of Leyte Gulf
This was an intense naval battle in World War II and arguably one of the largest in the world. It highlights the importance of blue-water…
The Highest-Scoring Female Fighter Ace Ever: The Short but Daring Life of Lydia Litvyak
In June 1941, the Axis powers launched an ill-fated invasion of Russia. The 3 million soldiers that swarmed the Russian border overwhelmed the Soviet defenses.…
Brazilian Who Hated Hitler won the Silver Star in Italy During WWII
We all know that the Second World War was truly a global war in the sense that battles were fought on many of the world’s…