Audie Murphy – Troubled American Medal of Honor War Hero and Epic Hollywood Star
One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…
U.S. Fighter Aces of World War II
We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters…
This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler
Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…
Terrifying Story From Pearl Harbor: Three Sailors Trapped In The USS West Virginia For 16 Days
In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbor during World War Two, stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships. Some…
Honor Flight Takes Veterans to See WW2 Memorial in Washington DC
The Greater Peoria Honor Flight is preparing to take twenty WWII veterans to see the WWII memorial in Washington, D.C. One of them, Bob Shaver,…
Watch 92 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim Martin Run “Currahee!” – Amazing!
Jim “Pee Wee” Martin – An original “Toccoa Man” of Col. Sink’s 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division in WWII runs “Currahee Mountain” in Surrey,…
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…