World War 2 | War History

WW2 Napalm Tests – The US Bombed Mock German & Japanese Villages

Holly Godbey

It’s well known that the U.S. Army built a myriad of projects in the southwestern deserts of the States to test various new kinds of…

First British Ship Sunk By the Germans in WWII May Have Been Discovered

David Mearns is a shipwreck hunter. He says sonar data he has acquired shows the wreck of the Athenia, a passenger liner that was the…

The Only Woman Ever To Join The French Foreign Legion Served In WWII & Vietnam

The Légion Étrangère is better known as the French Foreign Legion – a military organization open to men who are foreign nationals. In 1945, however,…

On fire this heroic airman picked up a burning 1,100° phosphorus bomb to save his crew certain death

The Medal of Honor is America’s highest military award given to those for acts of valor that in some cases border on insanity. In WWII,…

MoH Ace: It was common for pilots to celebrate aerial victories over the airfield with a barrel roll – he did 7

Jeff Edwards

Over the course of a long war, there were many American flying Aces. A large number of them reached into double-digit numbers of kills.  However,…

The Totally Inept Nazi Saboteurs Sent To Terror Bomb the USA & Failed

Elaine Smith

Although most people know Japanese soldiers invaded Alaska during World War II, most do not know that Germany sent two groups of saboteurs to wreak havoc…

The Four Worst Mistakes Of The Axis Powers During WWII

Greg Jackson

Looking back at WWII there have been four decisions made that, in the end,  did not work out to the Axis advantage. Of course, you…

The Mighty Japanese Battleship Musashi — The Launch that Flooded Nagasaki

It was one of the biggest ships to ever ply the seas and ensure Japan’s conquest of the Asia-Pacific region during WWII. It was so…

John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze Tank Buster

In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…

The Nazi Invasion of the Balkans & Yugoslavia – A Costly Victory

In early 1941, Adolf Hitler could look at a map of Eastern Europe and think that his plans were progressing nicely. The invasion of the…

Lightning Strike: Killing Admiral Yamamoto and Avenging Pearl Habor

Colin Fraser

Not only did the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7th, 1941 deal a devastating blow to the United States’ Navy and draw the nation into…

Awesome Sounds and Jaw-Dropping Visuals as the Mosquito FB26 Does a Low-Level Flyby (Watch)

The de Havilland Mosquito FB26 is a fast bomber that served in the British Royal Air Force during and after World War II. It was…