The American Fighter Pilot Who Served in Two Wars and Shot Down 16 Enemy Planes
The American aerial mission over battle-scarred Western Europe may have been short and sweet, but one pilot managed to stand out from the rest of…
How the Finns Saved Helsinki from the Bombings of 1944 by using Cunning Deception Tactics
Finland, along with Poland, was entangled in WWII from the very beginning. In November 1939, the USSR invaded the Scandinavian country and, in 1940, despite…
Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor
Out of all the battles that took place during WWII, there are some that have had a deep impact on both sides. The Battle of…
Winter War: The Finns Put Up a Tough Fight Against Their Soviet Invaders
As World War II was raging in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another fight, one in which its forces would easily achieve their…
How British Intelligence Secretly Communicated With Men Inside POW Camps In WWII
During WWII, thousands of Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen were captured by the Axis powers. However, it did not mean they were cut off from…
The Battle Of Athens – When WWII Veterans stood up to the corrupt Local Government in Tennessee
In 1946, the small town of Athens, Tennessee, became a battleground. A siege was laid on the town jail by a crowd mostly consisting of…
The Last to Survive His OP, Sgt Ryan Pitts Was Awarded the Medal of Honor for their Memory
It is often said by the recipients of the nation’s highest military honor that they earned it on what they remember as their worst day.…
Operation Unthinkable: How Winston Churchill intended to wage War with Stalin after Germany capitulated
As the guns went silent on May 8, 1945, after Germany had capitulated, a wave of mistrust was crashing the shores of Allied-Soviet relations. Due…
Jack Lucas: He Fought the US Marines to Get at the Japanese
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, many Americans were understandably enraged. One person was so enraged, in fact, he fought the US military for the right…
Hans-Ulrich Rudel – The Flying Tank Buster Who Flew More Than 2,000 Missions And Killed Over 500 Tanks
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…
The Tragedy of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair: The Highest Ranking US Soldier Killed in WWII
Lieutenant General Lesley McNair never had the historical reputation he deserved. He never got to sit down in a comfortable chair, brandy at his elbow,…
The Laconia Incident: How Friendly Fire Changed POW Treatment for the Rest of the War
The Laconia Incident changed the way Germany treated prisoners of war and was even brought up at the Nuremberg Trials. However, the American prosecutors were…