World War 2 | War History

Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refused Medical Attention Before Making His Report

During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…

Returning To His Fellows: Veteran Who Survived Pearl Harbor Laid To Rest In The USS Arizona

Jessica Marino brought the urn with her grandfather’s ashes in it from New Jersey to Hawaii. She was bringing him so he could be laid…

Call Of Duty: WWII Will Have The Option To Play As A Woman In Multiplayer

As they have in the last few Call of Duty games, players will be able to play as either male or female soldiers in the…

Alabama Marine Who Died At Tawara In WWII Is Returned Home For Burial

Marine Corps Pfc. James O. Whitehurst, of Ashford, Alabama, was 20 when he was killed on the island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in…

This Teacher Is Making WWII Personal For His History Students

Each year, Mark McKay teaches about World War II in his history class at Floyd Central High School. He finds that war to be an…

Cutting Off Nazi Oil Production – The Incredibly Costly Ploiesti Mission – Pictures

In the midst of WW2, on August 1, 1943, the Ploiesti Oil Raid took place over Romania. It was a USAAF Operation with the codename “Tidal…

The Cost Of War: Emotional Drone Footage Of Margraten American Cemetery

A Large number American soldiers who were killed in Europe during World War II were buried there, thousands of kilometers from home. The Netherlands American Cemetery…

Wewelsburg Castle – The Nazi Temple of Doom

The castle of Wewelsburg overlooks the village of the same name in Westphalia, Germany. It once belonged to the prince-bishops of Paderborn, and after that…

Scars Of Independence: America’s Violent Birth By Holger Hoock

Acclaimed historian Holger Hoock’s SCARS OF INDEPENDENCE: America’s Violent Birth is an elegantly written and meticulously researched account of America’s founding. In a vital new…

Wargaming Reveals Further Details on WOT Grand Finals 2017

Wargaming is excited to unveil further details about the upcoming and action-packed Grand Finals 2017. With a $300,000 prize pool on the line, 12 of…

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor – And The Exiled Queen of Holland, The First Female Billionaire

Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria was the longest-serving queen of the Netherlands, having reigned from 1890 to 1948. Her keen business instincts made her the first…

Operation Husky – The Battle for Sicily Which Launched The Italian Campaign

Operation Husky was the unlikely codename for the invasion of Sicily by Allied forces in the summer of 1943. The operation, which got off to…