World War 2 | War History

En Route To North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed By A Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer

There is truly no way to quantify who might be the worst crew in US Naval History, but the men of the USS William D.…

The Ghost of WWII: Amazing Photos of Bologna, Then and Now

Today the narrative of the Second World War is dominated, at least on the side of the Axis powers, by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party…

The WW2 Tests That Produced Napalm – The United States’ Mock WWII German & Japanese Villages

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…

The Leftover Coded Messages Of WWII: Why It Took Decades To Solve Secret German Messages

Though World War II ended more than half a century ago, not all of the mysteries of that time in history have been solved. Questions…

Nancy Wake – WW2 Freedom Fighter, Allied Agent, And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted

The books and moments of history are filled with memorable names, courageous figures, and moments of sheer ingenuity. Yet not all names are as well…

This Reindeer Battalion of WWII Was Braver than Soviets, Tougher Than Tanks

The Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive in 1944, which led to the expulsion of German forces from the northern regions of Norway, would have been severely hampered had…

The Marshalls-Gilberts Raids of 1942: America’s Pearl Harbor Payback

American President Franklin Roosevelt spoke words that would last for decades, for centuries when he decreed that December 7, 1941 would forever be a day…

Giants of World War Two: Winston Churchill, “The British Bulldog”

Remembered to this day as one of Britain’s greatest politicians, Winston Churchill had a long and varied career. A Nobel Prize winning writer, an exceptional…

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition – The Legendary Army Chaplain Of Pearl Harbor

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition And – We’ll – All – Stay – Free! Desperate times call for desperate measures. When Pearl Harbor…

Operation Varsity – Crossing Of The Rhine In The Final Months Of World War Two

Throughout history, rivers have divided countries, territories, and armies. They’ve proved to be difficult obstacles, keeping invading troops at bay and keeping countries separated. Of…

Medal Of Honor: This Heroic Airman Burned To Save His Crew From 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,…

A Bridge Too Far: The Americans, And The True Story Of The 101st And 82nd In Operation Market Garden

A Bridge Too Far, the film adaptation of Cornelius Ryan’s book of the same name, tells the epic tale of the men who fought through…