World War 2 | War History

The U.S. has used Ghosts, Vampires, and other Superstitions as Psychological Warfare

War and Psychological Tricks using mythical creatures

The US military has the most extensive arsenal of weapons and equipment in the world. If something needs to be destroyed, the US will likely…

Search Launched For Steamship Sunk By German U-Boat Off Florida Coast In 1942

SS Norlindo

A team of international investigators has launched a search for the SS Norlindo, an American steam freighter sunk by a German U-boat in the Gulf…

Joséphine Baker To Be Reinterred At France’s Panthéon Mausoleum

Joséphine Baker in costume + Baker being given a medal by General Charles de Gaulle

The remains of American-born French performer Joséphine Baker will be reinterred at the Panthéon mausoleum in Paris, France. An aide for President Emmanuel Macron confirmed…

When Male Air Traffic Controllers Went To War, Women Stepped In To Fill Their Positions

Two female air traffic controllers + Mary Chance VanScyoc with a male military air traffic controller

With men overseas in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, women were needed to fill their positions. Many male-dominated industries became inundated with…

Pilot Of Historic Air Force and Navy Training Plane Dies In Crash Before Air Show

Geico Skytypers

Andy Travnick of Hampton, New Hampshire, died on Friday after the plane he was flying crashed shortly after takeoff. The 50-year-old commercial pilot and U.S.…

Weather Station Kurt: The German’s Only North American Operation During the 1940s

In 1943 a German U-boat visited Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada and established the only German military operation on North American soil during the war.…

The Battles of Narvik Were Fueled By Allied and German Self-Interest

Remains of a destroyer half-submerged in water

The Battles of Narvik refer to the naval offensives and land battle that occurred between the Germans and Allies in Norway. It was one of…

The Band Foo Fighters Named Themselves After This Strange War Mystery

Have you ever wondered what the Foo Fighter’s band name actually means? For such a famous band, the answer is surprisingly mysterious. Created by former…

The Nijmegen Bridge: A Bridge Over Troubled Water

Although it might look like a normal bridge today, the Nijmegen bridge was a pivotal strategic point throughout the entirety of the Second World War.…

Black and Native American Veterans May be Upgraded to the Medal of Honor

The branches of the US military have been ordered to conduct a review on black and Native American recipients of the nation’s second-highest award for…

Operation Olive: The Allied Attempt To Break Through The Gothic Line

Two men carrying munitions + smoke emanating from a ground attack

The final years of the Second World War saw Germany fighting a defensive battle against the Allies. Germany had been pushed out of Africa and…

99-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor Passes Away From COVID-19

One of Pearl Harbor’s most dedicated veterans has passed away at the age of 99 after a battle with the COVID-19 virus. Stu Hedley dedicated…