Semper Fi – US Marine Corps in World War II – Book Review
Here we go again with another excellent book in the Images of War series from Pen & Sword. This time round the prolific Michael Green…
From Hero to Zero – Man Awarded Medal of Honor then Demoted
When you think about the military, the first thing that comes to mind are stories of honor, prestige, and service. Being in the military entails…
US Infantry Tactics of World War II
United States Infantry tactics employed during World War II was similar in many ways to those of German infantry with several overlaps and minor modifications.…
Amongst the Reich: Mormons in Nazi Germany
Although The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints originated in the United States, its believers spread across the globe. One such location was…
Amazing Photos of the Fall of Germany 1944 – 1945
By late 1944, the dream of a Thousand Year Reich was going down the drain. Hitler had already suffered a great number of strategic defeats…
The Forgotten Tank Battle – Senno
According to popular belief, the largest tank battle of World War II–called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR–occurred in July 1943 on the Kursk…
Powerful New Film of WWII Life – Magpie with Trailer
Magpie is an independent feature film that explores Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following World War II against the backdrop of the cultural, social and physical…
Drone Reveals Auschwitz Inner Horrors
The BBC flew a drone over the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp and brought back some chilling footage displaying the enormity of the camp today, well…
Japanese “Army Zero” – Nakajima Ki-43 in 27 Photos
The Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a relatively slow, lightly armed, and fragile land-based tactical fighter plane, but it became legendary for its performance in East…
Heroes of Dieppe Disaster – 3 Victoria Crosses in 9 Hours
It is not an entirely uncommon occurrence for uniquely vicious battles to produce countless acts of inexplicable gallantry worthy of a nation’s highest military honor.…
German Special Forces of WWII – Brandenburgers
In 1935, the head of the Abwehr, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, enlisted the services of a veteran of the colonial wars, Captain Theodor von Hippel. Canaris…
Battles, PinUps, and Music: World War II Comes to Life
Anyone without knowledge of local events who happened to be strolling around Conneaut, Ohio, recently would have been excused for thinking themselves caught in a…