World War 2 | War History

A Huge WW2 Naval Battle in the Pacific – But None Of The Ships Could See Each Other!

From the 4th to 8th of May 1942, the Japanese and American fleets in the Pacific made history. For the first time ever, a naval…

American World War 2 Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps

There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last.  And given that…

Hans-Ulrich Rudel – The Flying Tank Buster Who Flew More Than 2,000 Missions And Killed Over 500 Tanks

Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…

At the Start Of WW2, Nazi Germany Invaded Poland: These Are Pictures From That Operation

On the 1st of September, 77 years ago, the horror of World War II was unleashed upon the world when the German Army invaded Poland. The…

The Philadelphia Experiment: The US Navy’s Secret Invisibility Research Program

What kind of technologies do the governments and militaries of the world possess? What highly classified project have the public been blissfully unaware of? Anti-gravity?…

Operations Anger and Cannonshot, Missions Of Liberation In The Netherlands

In early Spring of 1945, the Western Allies prepared to cross the Rhine, invading Germany and the areas still under the control of the Third…

Saving Private Ryan: 21 Top Facts About This Awesome War Movie!

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 film set during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom…

Incredible Art From The First World War

The Idea War has always been mimicked in some artistic fashion, whether it’s literature, paintings, sculpture, song or the theater. At the beginning of World War…

This Is What Every D-Day Re-Enactment Should Look Like (Watch)

Reenacting D-Day is certainly quite a job and enthusiasts in Conneaut, Ohio prove they’re up to it every year. D-Day Conneaut is one of the…

The Rogue British Officer Who Broke All the Rules, Founded the SAS, and was Nicknamed by the Germans, “The Phantom Major”

If there hadn’t been a global war for survival taking place, Major David Stirling is the type of British Officer who would have been thrown…

Must Read! D-Day Landings – The Numbers

Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. There were Two Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught…

Hanns Scharff – Nazi Germany’s POW “Master Interrogator” Who Used Kindness Not Brutality

The Nazis had a “Master Interrogator” who was so good at getting information out of prisoners that he became a legend. His methods were so…