Operation Iceberg – The Largest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific, And The Fight For Okinawa
In Spring 1945, Allied forces were advancing on Japan, and Allied planes were able to bombard her cities. Okinawa, a 70-mile long island 350 miles from…
Church of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s War Against the Sea… And Mexico
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (often referred to as “L. Ron Hubbard” or simply as “LRH”) was the controversial founder of an even more controversial religion –…
The WW2 Airborne Invasion Of Crete Was The Reason Hitler Abandoned Parachute Assaults For Good
Crete might be an idyllic tourist island now, but during a 12-day period in May 1941 a mixed force of British, Australian, New Zealand and…
When Four Prisoners Escaped From Auschwitz In The Commander’s Car
In 1942, four Polish prisoners at Auschwitz had had enough. They wanted to escape, but if they did (regardless of whether or not they succeeded),…
Amazing: The Untold Heroism Of The WW2 B-17 Gunners (Watch)
Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…
Firing the Powerful Fully Auto WW1 Browning M1918 BAR… in Texas (Watch)
The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…
A 72-Year Old WWII Torpedo Bomber With Pilots’ Remains Was Found By Scientists
An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 has been discovered in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project…
Picture of 90-year-old Arctic Convoy WWII Veteran Goes Viral
Tam Neal, a piano teacher in London, posted a picture of his father-in-law, David Kennedy, 90, on Facebook. He added a caption to the picture…
Watch this Spooky Drone Footage Of The Destroyed Building In Stalingrad Left Untouched Since 1943
The Battle of Stalingrad (a city in southern Russia, now called Volgograd) was one of the bloodiest and longest battles in history. Over two million…
This Spoof Advert Shows Young Hitler Getting Hit By Car – German Car Makers Were Not Amused (Watch)
Adolf Hitler may have totally loved his Mercedes limousine, but a wickedly humorous group of students created a video in 2013 that showed the vehicle’s…
WWII Pillbox Cleared for Demolition to Make Room for Apartment Building – Residents and Heritage Groups Protest
A World War II pillbox in San Ġwann on the island of Malta has been cleared for demolition by the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage in…
Chilling – Human Samples from Evil Nazi Joseph Mengele’s Collection Discovered in Munich Museum Archives
The Max Planck Psychiatric Institute in Munich found Josef Mengele’s secret stash of body parts including brains, in their archives. The discovery of the collection…