Aged 91, An American Veteran Remembers His Service – He Turned 19 On The Beach On D-Day
Percy Strothers spent his 19th birthday on the beach. But there wasn’t a beach party. This beach was at Normandy and the day was D-Day.…
Rockies Air And Space Museum Hosts 15 Honored American WWII Flying Aces
There were 1,500 pilots awarded the title American Fighter Ace in World War II. There are only 70 of those men are still alive today.…
Denmark Terminates the Investigation of Jewish Mass Murders During WWII
Helmuth Leif Rasmussen, a 91-year old Dane, will not be prosecuted. He was accused of involvement in the mass killing of Jews, during World War…
Meet the Supermarine Spitfires – THE British Fighter of WWII
In early September of 2016, the Imperial War Museum presented an airshow at Duxford, U.K. to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the formation of the…
Japanese Kamikaze Attack On The US Fleet During The Pacific War – Original Footage (Watch)
The Second World War saw a number of new technological and strategic innovations on both sides. One particularly dark tactical move came towards the end…
John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze, Busting Tanks In WW2
In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…
The “Forgotten Blitz” In WW2 That Left Hundreds Dead And Thousands Homeless
During World War Two, Britain found itself facing the threat of air raids. German bomber planes would fly above cities and attempt to destroy factories contributing…
The Battle of the Bulge: A Doomed And Desperate Gamble At The End Of World War Two
A desperate gamble by a struggling army, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to end the Second World War on terms…
10 Deadliest Snipers Of World War II
Highly trained and deadly, snipers are and have been an important aspect of warfare. The term, however, first came into use in British India in…
Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost
The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no…
The Heroic US Coast Guard Who Gave His Life To Save His Shipmates During A Desperate Rescue In WW2
US Coast Guard Cutter Comanche left Boston in January 1943. She made contact with her convoy on the 29th and proceeded as scheduled. It was…
Eye Witness Account: D-Day Omaha Beach Survivor Tells His Story (Watch)
When 160,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the bloodiest of the fights faced by the Allies was the battle…