World War 2 | War History

Charles McGee, One of the Last Surviving Members of the Tuskegee Airmen, Dead At 102

Charles McGee sitting in front of a painting of an airplane

Brigadier General Charles McGee, one of the last surviving members of the groundbreaking Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away, according to a statement released by his…

Lyle Bouck’s 22-Man Unit Held Off Hundreds of Germans During the Battle of the Bulge

Men standing in the forest during the winter + Silver Star + Lyle Bouck in military uniform

The Battle of the Bulge was one of the most important offensives of the Second World War. The final major offensive launched by the Axis…

The Germans Initially Planned to Send Jews to Madagascar – Then Decided Not To

How would the Second World War have played out if Nazi Germany went through with their proposed Madagascar Plan? The Madagascar Plan was the idea…

Royal Navy to Dismantle Masts of Sunken SS Richard Montgomery

Freighter sailing behind the three masts of the sunken SS Richard Montgomery

The Royal Navy has been tasked by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to dismantle the masts atop the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery,…

Poland Once Declared War On Japan – It Lasted 16 Years

Ship shrouded in smoke + Japanese flag + Polish flag

While Japan allied itself with Germany and Italy during the Second World War, it didn’t support the 1939 invasion of Poland. In fact, the empire…

Release Date, Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Released for Netflix Adaptation of ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

Louis Hofmann as Werner Pfennig in 'All The Light We Cannot See'

A behind-the-scenes featurette for the Netflix adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See has been released, along with a premiere…

Four Polish Prisoners Escaped from Auschwitz In a Kommander’s Personal Vehicle

Main gate at Auschwitz

There are very few who managed to escape from Auschwitz. Those who did were often recaptured and forced to contend with horrible – and often…

USS Massachusetts (BB-59): The Battleship that Fired the Last Shot of World War II

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) at sea

The USS Massachusetts (BB-59), one of the fast battleships of the South Dakota-class, was built under the limitations enforced by the Washington and London naval…

Uruguay Ordered to Sell Bronze Eagle Recovered from Sunken Kriegsmarine Warship

Admiral Graf Spee at sea + Close up of the bronze eagle's head

After a years-long legal battle surrounding its sale, the Uruguayan Court of Appeals has ordered that an 880-pound bronze eagle from the stern of the…

There’s Only One German Dornier Do 335 Aircraft Left In The World

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil

The Dornier Do 335 is one of Germany’s most weird and wonderful late WWII aircraft. Its unique push-pull engine configuration made the Do 335 extremely…

Task Force Baum: George Patton’s Controversial Mission to Rescue His Son-in-Law

Tank breaking through the gates of a prison camp + Military portrait of George Patton

How far would you go for family? This is the question Gen. George Patton had to ask himself in March 1945, when he created a…

The Unbelievable True Story Behind the Classic Steve McQueen Film, ‘The Great Escape’

Still from 'The Great Escape'

The majority of military and film buffs have seen the 1963 classic, The Great Escape. Starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and Richard Attenborough,…