The Last Years Of World War Two: The German Fighting Retreat from Finland, 1944
By late 1944, Germany was undoubtedly losing WWII. Its forces were being driven back on every front, often in great disorder. When they were compelled…
Michael Wittmann: German Panzer Ace Of World War Two
Like the Red Baron a generation before him, Michael Wittmann was a master of his machine. A skilled commander and gifted fighter, he destroyed 117…
China’s Long Fight Against Japan – 1937 to 1945
In 1937, following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, China and Japan went to war. It was the beginning of WWII in East Asia, two years…
WWII: Panzer Unit Grossdeutschland and the Last Ditch Defence of Germany
From the spring of 1944, German forces were pushed back through Eastern Europe by the Russians. They went from holding conquered territory to desperately defending…
The SS – One of the Most Infamous Fighting Forces in History
The Schutzstaffel, or SS, was one of the most infamous fighting forces in history. The political shock troopers of the German Nazi party, they were…
The Tragedy of the SS Cap Arcona – WWII’s Titanic
The SS Cap Arcona was a German ocean liner built in the 1920’s for the Hamburg – South America Line. She was Germany’s answer to…
The Secret Teaching Organization: How Education was Conducted in Deepest Secrecy in Poland during WWII
When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding to support the war effort, he famously replied: “Then what are we fighting for?” Those words…
Albert Robbins, The Mystery WWII Blitz Rescuer identified over 70 years after his Heroic Actions were captured on camera
No one knew the identity of the young soldier in the photograph that was printed in a magazine in 1995. Last month, a colorized version…
The Last German Paratroop Drop of the Second World War
WWII was the pinnacle of paratrooper action. The tactics and technology needed for paratrooper landings had been refined to a point where they could play…
Hugh Seagrim, Who Fought WW2 from Behind Japanese Lines
In the small Karen village of Mewado, Burma, two men stood smoking cigarettes. The owner of the cigarettes, Captain Inoue, was an officer in the…
Advance on Canae: The World War Two Invasion of Crete
The invasion of Crete was an impressive campaign of WWII. A significant battle during the seizure was the advance on Canae. German paratroopers fought fiercely…
How Tanks Decided The First And Second World Wars
The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…