The WW2 RAF Crew Who Survived 11 Days On Atlantic Ocean In a Tiny Dinghy
A picture released 73 years after it was taken shows six airmen in a dinghy about to be rescued after 11 days stranded at sea.…
In WW2, General Eisenhower Lost a Bet and Had to Give General Montgomery His Own B-17
When you think of Dwight D. Eisenhower, there’s much that comes to mind: a military leader, President of the United States, Supreme Allied Commander, Chief…
The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…
WWII Eastern Front Relic Hunting At The Former Kustrin Bridgehead (Video)
In this video, we follow Polish excavators who search for second world war relics that have been hidden for over 70 years. They are searching…
A Soviet Spy Who saved The “Big Three” at the Tehran Conference was 19 years old at the time
During the spy games of WWII, the result of the war was hanging by a thread. Gevorg Vartanian, a young Armenian who joined the Soviet…
When Allies Fight: Operation Torch and the Taking of North Africa
North Africa was one of the great battlegrounds of the Second World War. From early on, British and Commonwealth forces faced German and Italian troops…
10 of the Biggest UK War Cemeteries in Europe
Europe is filled with war cemeteries and memorials commemorating the millions of lives that were lost during both World Wars. These sites have become tourist…
101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Booby Trapped Coffins
Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story of a lady who was killed by a shell. After the battle, the coffins were found booby trapped…
Brecourt Manor – The Famous Band of Brothers Battle – From the Air
The famous attack on the German Artillery Guns at the Brécourt Manor by Easy Company was immortalized in the series Band of Brothers. Now, see the whole location…
Abandoned Rear – George S. Patton – By Battlefield Guide Reg Jans
Recognized for his bravery, leadership and tactical skills ‘Old Blood ‘n Guts’ has secured a well-earned place in the annals of WWII History. In 1944 according…
“Lucky” Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombs
Atomic bombs exploded into chaotic destruction just two times in history: first on August 6, 1945, in Hiroshima and again on August 9 of that…
Heinz Guderian, The Father Of The Blitzkrieg
The military genius of Heinz Guderian remains admirable even today, for it was his tactics that brought Germany its swift victory over Europe in the…