Soviet Kamikazes – Known as “Ramming”, They Flew Their Planes Directly into the Enemy
During the Great Patriotic War (WWII to anyone outside the USSR), there were many cases where downed Soviet aircraft crashed into either German aircraft or…
How the Tanker USS Neosho Helped Save U.S. Carriers in Battle of Coral Sea
Undoubtedly, some types of U.S. Naval ships, past and present, are more recognizable, more famous, more flashy than others. Aircraft carriers and battleships immediately come…
In Depth Look at the German Panzer III
The Wehrmacht from the first day of World War II used the Panzerkampfwagen III (or Pz.III) tank. It was used as part of Wehrmacht divisions until the…
Disastrous Rapido Crossing – How has History Judged General Mark Clark?
It has been said that some men who achieve greatness are not necessarily great men. That can refer to moral turpitude; it can refer to…
Battleship Yamato’s Final Kamikaze Mission
IJN Yamato, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), was the first battleship of the Yamato class, the largest and most powerful battleship in naval…
Allies Knew About Battle of the Bulge – Why they Ignored Intelligence
On the 16th of December 1944, German tanks roared out of the Ardennes forest and smashed into Allied lines. Germany’s last great offensive of the…
WW2 Motorcycles: 9 Military Motorcycles That Were Used in WW2
Though less powerful and protective than other vehicles used during WW2, motorcycles were widely fielded throughout the conflict. They proved to be useful among messengers…
World War II Fighting Continued Months After Peace Agreement
It’s easy to imagine that once World War II officially ended, the defeated Germans forces were so anxious to get home that they dropped their…
MacArthur/Halsey Masterpiece in the Pacific – Operation Cartwheel
Within the first few months of Japan entering WWII, the country had spread its influence over the Pacific. It had successfully invaded many of the…
Royal Concerns: How The King Protected His Children During WWII
While the life of a royal might be hard for many of us to imagine, we can nevertheless empathize with a father’s desire to protect…
Worst Weapons of WWII: Luckily Some Were Never Used
Desperate times call for desperate measures, but sometimes soldiers were sent into battle with shockingly incompetent weaponry: either inherently seriously flawed, extremely outdated, insufficient for…
Little Known Soviet “Doolittle” Raid on Berlin
Before and during WWII, or “Great Patriotic War” as it is known in the nations that made up the USSR, the Soviets built tens of…