Blitzkrieg Tactics: Lightning Conquest of Poland
On the 1st of September 1939, Germany launched one of the most dramatic military campaigns of the 20th century. Troops poured across the border into…
Disaster at Anzio – Soldiers Lobbied Congress to Hold General Accountable
Men Wanted Leader Held Accountable Wars cost lives, but that simple truth becomes almost unbearable when those lives are lost because of one man’s unwillingness,…
Shaping War in Europe – Lessons Learned in the Spanish Civil War
In 1936-39, Spain was torn apart by civil war. Monstrous atrocities on all sides took place and nations/ideologies and people from all over the world…
German Infantry Tactics of World War II
All battles fought in history have depended to a greater extent on the technique of foot soldiers and World War II was no different. Infantry…
“Slow But Deadly” – Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive-bomber with 26 Photos
SBD is an acronym for Scout Bomber Douglas, but the performance of the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, especially in the Battle of Midway, earned…
“Diggers and Doughboys” Highlight September Events at National WWI Museum and Memorial
The opening of a special exhibition exploring the military relationship between the United States and Australia through art, the fourth annual Night at the Tower…
What Pearl Harbor Taught Asia…And the West
Is there any wisdom in fighting with your neighbor if your family is already mired in a dispute with someone else down the block? Any…
SS Monster of Treblinka – “Lalke” Kurt Hubert Franz
Kurt Hubert Franz was the commander at the Treblinka extermination camp, and one of the largest war criminals of the Holocaust, he was born in…
Sub Hunter – Douglas B-18 Bolo in Photos
The Douglas B-18 Bolo served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in the late 1930s and early…
Front-Line General – Norman Cota in WWII
Grey eyed and craggy-featured, General Norman Cota was one of the more distinctive generals who took part in the 1944-5 campaign in Western Europe. A…
Happy Warrior – Private Wojtek in the Polish Army
After Germany attacked the USSR during World War II, Joseph Stalin restored diplomatic relations with Poland at the request of the Allies. Under the terms…
Messerschmitt Fodder – U.K. Fairey Battle with Tons of Photos
The Fairey Battle was a monoplane owned by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF). The single-engine light bomber was designed by Marcel Lobelle and manufactured by…