The Man in this Iconic Photograph Refused To Salute Hitler – For Him, The Consequences Were Terrible
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
D-Day: Amazing Footage And Photos of Allied WW2 Airborne Forces
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings On this day, more than half a century ago, Operation Overlord began, marking the beginning of…
USS Samuel B. Roberts – “Destroyer Escort That Fought Like a Battleship” in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Samuel B. Roberts had a short-lived but ferocious service. The ship was built in 1944 and was immediately sent to assist the Task Force…
The Cold War Soviet T-54/55 Was The Most Produced Tank Ever
The T-54 is the most massively produced tank in history. Together with its counterpart which was adapted to protect the tank and its crew against…
Japanese Battleship Musashi — Part 2: The Rediscovery
The biggest ship to sail the seas during WWII, she was Japan’s pride and joy (and the bane of captains) till she was lost. It…
“Divided We Fall” Early Access – New WW2 Game Overview With Pictures and Trailer
Divided We Fall is a close-combat multiplayer game with team-driven strategy at its core set in various immersive battlefields of the Second World War. Command…
Chicago Honors Easy Company, Heroes of Operation Market Garden In The Second World War
The City of Chicago paid tribute recently to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and 101st Airborne Division, more popularly known as Easy Company.…
Last Surviving Doolittle Raider Remembers America’s Daring Bombing Raid On Japan
At Perry-Houston County Airport in Georgia, a B-25 Mitchell bomber called Show Me , recently, sat at the end of a Runway 36. Aboard was Richard E.…
Group Rallying To Raise Funds To Bring Remains Of American WWII Veteran Home
American Legion Post 516 is named after Willie B. Hatcher, a World War II veteran who left a pregnant wife at home to fight in…
Top 5 Battles Where Fighting Spirit Overcame The Odds
Battles can be lost for a hundred different reasons. Poor numbers, unwise strategy, inferior weapons, the list goes on. But just occasionally, a fighting force…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories From The Two World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…
Desmond Doss – Hacksaw Ridge: The Medal of Honor Story Hollywood Simply Must Get Right
Once Hollywood gets hold of a story it often becomes difficult for the viewer to separate fact from Hollywood fiction. With the upcoming release in…