World War 2 | War History

Pearl Harbor Movie, Hilariously Ripped Apart by Honest Trailers (Watch)

“Pearl Harbor” is one of those movies that everybody has seen and everybody likes some bits of it. Despite receiving a lot of negative reviews…

German WW2 Propaganda Newsreel: Battle for Normandy And Warsaw Uprising (Watch)

This German Propaganda newsreel is thought to be from early August in 1944. At this period in time, the Allies are still being held off…

When An American Submarine Took Out a Japanese Troop Train and Much More in the Pacific in WW2

Gabe Christy

On the 22nd of January, 1945, 30 Japanese merchant ships sat in Namkwan Harbor, in Southern China. They felt safe in their well-defended home, surrounded…

The End of the Road: Hitler’s Downfall

David Herold

It takes some serious soul-searching to make the final decision to end your own life – especially when you’re the leader of the Nazi Regime…

Amazing Photos & Footage of Allied WW2 Airborne Forces on D-Day

Damian Lucjan

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…

WW2-Era Documents From Chicago Tribune Battle of Midway Trial May Be Released Soon

With the Battle of Midway as a backdrop, the US Navy found itself opening a war on a new front – the courtroom. On June…

When Norwegian Commandos Stopped the Nazis’ Nuclear Bomb Project

Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Norway in 1940. Though a relatively poor country (at the time) with only a population of about three million people, Norway had…

Not One Step Back – Incredible Urban Combat Pictures From Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet…

Canadian First Nations WWI Hero Remembered – Credited With Killing 378 Germans And Capturing 300 More

Francis Pegahmagabow is not a well-known name, but he was a Canadian First Nation sniper-hero of World War One and the most-awarded native soldier in…

Eastern Front: WW2 Relic Hunting At The Former Kustrin Bridgehead (Watch)

In this video, we follow Polish excavators who search for second world war relics that have been hidden for over 70  years. They are searching…

Pictures from the WW2 Warbird Factory in Los Angeles

WARBIRD FACTORY - Review by Mark Barnes

Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other…

Two Soldiers Killed in WW2 Battle Identified And Returned Home After 74 years

Colin Fraser

In October of 2011, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was contacted by an Australian citizen in Papua New Guinea who drew their attention to possible…