A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941
On 7 December 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack shocked America…
The Only Woman Ever To Join The French Foreign Legion Served In World War Two And 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,…
Heroic End Of French Fleet – Scuttled 77 Ships To Avoid Capture By Nazi Germany
It was the middle of the night, and a large motorized force of Nazi German troops was descending on the port city of Toulon, on…
Sergeant “Smokey” Smith VC: “I Don’t Take Prisoners, I’m Paid to Kill Them”
If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…
Attack on Pearl Harbor – Awakening The Sleeping Giant
It is a fact that the attack on Pearl Harbor is amongst the darkest pages in the history of the United States. It was the…
Thaman Gurung, V.C. – A Brave Gurkha gives his Life to save his Comrades in WW2
Since their first interactions with the British East India Company in 1814, the Gurkhas are renowned for their bravery and skill in combat. These Nepalese…
“FIGHTER! – Ten Killer Planes of World War II” – Review by Mark Barnes
I don’t get to see many aviation art books doing this job so this collection by Jim Laurier is most welcome. He is not an…
General Lucian Truscott, Possibly The Best American General Of WWII
There is no doubt that many officers during the two World Wars rose through the ranks on the basis of their experience and previous service.…
Missing Both Legs, This RAF Fighter Ace Took Out 22 Germans Planes, Then Escaped Multiple POW Camps
Life with amputated legs can prove difficult for even the most mundane of tasks require extra effort. But trying taking on the German Luftwaffe and…
The Japanese Tried A Second Raid On Pearl Harbor – It Was Not A Success
Everyone knows about the first bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Less well known, however, was the second attack. And there was almost a third……
‘Mad’ Jack Churchill – The Only Man To Kill An Enemy Soldier With A Longbow In WW2
To those he fought beside, Jack Churchill seemed like a man without fear, but to those he faced in combat, he was a terrifying figure,…
This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler
Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…