World War 2 | War History

The First Man to Sink a Japanese Warship – The Battle Of Wake Island

Most people believe that although the Japanese succeeded in bombing Pearl Harbor during WWII, they never managed to occupy so much as an inch of American soil,…

Watch as Rare WWII Aircraft Share the Air: DeHavilland Mosquito and Lockheed P-38 Lightning

This video captures a unique moment in aviation history. Two of the world’s most rare aircraft dance through the sky together at one of the…

Occult And Esoteric Practices – Four Nazis With Dark Links To The Occult

There are few regimes and organizations in European history so universally condemned for their evil actions as the Nazis. Their leader, Adolf Hitler, led Germany…

Amazing Story Of The Company Cleaning Up After The WWII Shipbreaking Boom In Portland

During World War II, Portland was home to several shipyards that built warships for the war. When the war ended, those shipyards were no longer…

Dropping A Smaller Fighter From The Bomb Bay – The Out-Of-This-World XF-85 Goblin

Imagine WWII-era bombers serving as motherships for egg-shaped fighter jets dropped out of the bomb bay. Sound like a Si-Fi flick? Well, it’s not. Enter…

A “mentally unstable, violent fanatic” – The Horrific War Record of Oskar Dirlewanger

The word Nazi conjures up rather unpleasant associations, to say the least. When even the Nazis shuddered at the exploits of one of their own;…

Allied Attacks on Japanese “Hell Ships” Unintentionally Killed Thousands of POWs in WWII

In the American Revolutionary War, hell ships were used by the British to hold American prisoners of war. Those ships had abhorrent living conditions, and as…

Operation Market Garden – Amazing Home Movie Footage From September 1944 (Watch)

Had the Battle of Arnhem succeeded, WWII in the European Theater might have ended a lot sooner, millions might not have died, and Germany might…

Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

Hero Of Guadalcanal: John Basilone, The Consummate US Marine In The Pacific

Jeff Edwards

In the Marines, the history of the Corps and those who have gone before them is a common topic for discussion. Field talk, as it…

The Korean War Will Not Be Forgotten In Waterloo, Iowa – The Local Museum Is Playing Its Part

Squeezed in between the Second World War and the Vietnam War, the Korean War is often referred to as the Forgotten War. The Sullivan Brothers Iowa…

Full Military Honors: Second World War Bomber Pilot Identified By The DPAA

Full military honors will be accorded to the remains of a missing Second World War U.S. serviceman following identification after being returned to his family…