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The Awesome WW2 Churchill – The British Heavy Infantry Tank (Watch)

The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was the primary heavy infantry tank of the British Army during the first years of the Second World…

They Flew A Drone Over The Eerie Remains Of The Temporary Harbor At Arromanches To Get This Breathtaking Footage

In June 1944 The Allies invaded Normandy with the intention of liberating France and marching into Germany itself. The Normandy landing was an enormous undertaking…

Top 10 Surviving Buildings Built By The Nazis During Their Time In Power (Watch)

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…

Christine Granville: One of the Early Leaders of Female Special Ops Agents

Born Krystyna Skarbek in Poland, Christine Granville became one of the most important early female players in the British Special Ops. Working in Nazi-occupied Poland…

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…

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…

Band of Brothers – Battlefield Guide Reg Jans on the Heroic Role of Captain Speirs in the Attack on Foy (Watch)

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Speirs served with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in WWII. He was originally the platoon leader…

Gino Merli: A Scrappy Kid from Scranton who was awarded the Medal of Honor

A scrappy kid from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Gino Merli was born to a coal mining family in 1924. Coming of age just in time for service,…

John D. Bulkeley’s Daring Evacuation of General Douglas Macarthur on a 77′ PT Boat

The US Navy is best known for its Admirals and battleships. Both are often the most prominent assets in the fleet, but in the Philippines,…

Operation Longcloth: The Burma Campaign of WWII – “The greatest guerrilla operation ever undertaken”

Reuters described Operation Longcloth as “the greatest guerrilla operation ever undertaken.” Louis Allen wrote that it “had panache, it had glamor, it had cheek.” It…

Battle of Wake Island – All Those Who Surrendered Were Tortured, 98 Were Machine-Gunned

Before the threat of war in the Pacific and the outbreak of World War II, Wake Island was a stopping off point for vacationers aboard…

Top Four Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History

Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower…