World War 2 | War History

WWII Medals Which Were Found In Drawer Have Been Returned to their Rightful Owner

Susan Terry was thrilled with the little dresser that her husband, Clay, had just brought home from the charity shop. Little did she know that…

The WW2 Hero Who Directed Tank Fire From The Turret Of A Sherman As The Battle Raged Around Him

As with so many brave soldiers that were decorated with the Victoria Cross, John Brunt died at a mournfully young age having achieved so much…

Discovering an Intact Luftwaffe FW190 In A Forest Clearing Outside St Petersburg (Watch)

Imagine going for a walk in the woods and coming across a World War II German war plane! Well, just such a plane was discovered…

Sonderkommando – Misunderstood Slaves of the SS

One of the most misunderstood of all the Holocaust victims were the Sonderkommando or ‘special squad’. These were the men selected from the incoming prisoners…

The M1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand Compete for the Title Of Best US WWII Sniper Rifle (Watch)

In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…

New Book Tells How Hitler Was Crazed on Over 70 Different Mind-Bending Drugs By the End of WWII

Norman Ohler, an award-winning German author, has a new book to be released on October 6 called “Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany” According to Ohler,…

Proposal to Award OSS Medal to WWII Veterans Has Stalled in Congress

Congress has stalled in its attempt to honor some special World War II veterans. Legislation has been proposed to award the Congressional Gold Medal to…

Watch The Top 10 Funniest Scenes from War Movies

Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present to you a list of 11 funny scenes from War Movies! As we all know, war is brutal, sad,…

Restored WW2 German Fighter Planes On Display – ME 262 & FW 190 In Flight (Watch)

Here you will see two restored planes, the Me262 and FW 190, take part in an amazing air display at the 2013 Canadian Wartime Heritage…

All There Is To Know About The Best Tank Of WWII: The Panther (Watch)

The Panther tank wasn’t a heavily-armored tank or massively armed like other tanks out there (such as the Tiger), but it was considered superior as…

10 Facts: Five Star American World War Two General Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur, born on 26 January 1880 was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of…

A Brief History of the Holocaust: Japan and the Jews

David Herold

You might be thinking that during the Second World War, Europe was the region where there were most Jewish people. A lot of people don’t…