Heinz Guderian: A Great German Commander of WWII – He Stood Up To Hitler
General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was one of the most innovative military commanders of the 20th century. He helped to develop modern tank warfare, bringing success…
Tibor “Ted” Rubin: How Mauthausen Concentration Camp Helped Him Survive the Korean War
None who survived the German concentration camps of WWII remember them fondly. Except for one man. As far as he was concerned, it is what…
Otto Skorzeny: Hitler’s Elite SS Commando Leader of World War Two
In September 1943, Hitler sent SS commandoes to rescue his ally Mussolini from the new Italian government. For the man leading the raid, Otto Skorzeny,…
Patton, Guderian, Rommel – Three Great Tank Commanders of WWII
The Second World War saw tanks dominate the battlefield for the first time. Gifted commanders seized this way of fighting, becoming legends. Heinz Guderian As…
US Fighter-Bomber Veteran Recalls Flying Missions Over Italy in World War Two
Ronald Bade served in the US Army from 1943 to 1945. He flew 122 fighter-bomber missions in Europe during World War II while he was…
A Peaceful Day At The Seaside – Children Find Live Second World War Explosive on Scottish Beach
Dave and Victoria Roebuck weren’t expecting their day at the beach to end with the Royal Navy bomb disposal squad being dispatched to their location.…
North Carolina Heritage Museum to Host Wars of the 20th Century Exhibition
The Transylvania Heritage Museum in Brevard, North Carolina, is opening its Wars of the 20th Century exhibit to give people a chance to appreciate and…
When the Japanese Bombed North Dorr, Michigan
During World War II, the Japanese launched 9,300 balloon bombs. They were intended to follow the jet stream to the Pacific Northwest of the US.…
American Conservationists awarded DAC Patriotism and Historic Preservations Medals
The husband and wife team of Jeff and Jeanne Meek were recently recognized by the Lt. Samuel Cherry Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists, for…
John Glenn – still a source of motivation decades after his famous first American orbit
Astronaut John Glenn seems as inspirational now as he was in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth three times over…
5 Facts – Pearl Harbor – The Day Which Will Live In Infamy (Watch)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to destroy the US Pacific Fleet so they could carve out an empire in the Pacific. In…
“I guess they didn’t know I was a Marine” – Heroism and Honor at Guadalcanal
Despite being the smallest of America’s Armed Forces, the US Marine Corps are considered the cream of the crop. There is a good reason for…