World War 2 | War History

Michael Wittmann, the Deadly German Panzer Ace Of WWII: Facts and Pictures

Between the myth and reality lies a figure of great importance in the history of armored warfare. Michael Wittmann, the most successful panzer ace of…

This True Leader Stormed Multiple Japanese Machine Guns In Burma Until Mortally Wounded

Jeff Edwards

Oxford scholar and founder of a literary magazine are just a couple of honors to which a young man might aspire and find himself on…

June 1944 – Rome Falls To The Allies In The Second World War

Elly Farelly

Celebrations in the Streets of Rome On the June 5th 1944, the people of Rome flooded into the streets to welcome the arrival of the…

The Long Shadow Of Hitler’s Reich – Surviving Buildings From The Nazi Era

The Nazi government under Adolf Hitler saw architecture as a means of imposing fear and respect. Hitler, like many Germans, had an admiration of the…

We Ask If The Film U-571 Is Fictionalised To The Point of Insult

Colin Fraser

For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…

When The Allies Attacked Oran And Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers

After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…

They Shot Each Other Down Then Depended On Each Other For Survival In The Norwegian Wilderness

Colin Fraser

Into the White was a 2012 Norwegian film loosely based on real events from World War II’s Norwegian Campaign, when the Allies tried to keep the…

Battles of Attu & Kiska: Retaking Lost US Soil During WWII

In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North…

Four Celebrities Who Risked Their Lives For Their Countries In Wartime

Many famous actors and entertainers achieved their fame on stage or in Hollywood, but some had eventful and remarkable lives before they entered the public…

Four Unlikely Movies And TV Shows Inspired By Real Wars

From HBO’s Band of Brothers to Ridley Scott’s, Kingdom of Heaven, many movies and TV shows are obviously based on historical facts. Some have used…

The Nazi Party – Myths And Legends, Real and False

As the evilest and most widely condemned organization in European history, the Nazis have long fascinated both historians and the public at large. Inevitably, a…

Technologies Which Were Developed In War And Found A Place In Civilian Life

The technology of war is constantly evolving, as old systems are revamped, and new ideas and concepts are created. With two World Wars occurring during…