World War 2 | War History

Sailor From The USS Oklahoma To Be Reinterred In Iowa

A U.S. Navy servicemember who was lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor has finally returned to his hometown for burial after his remains have…

Meat Is Such A Treat! And The Black Market’s Hottest Commodity In The 1940s

Meat Rationing Featured Image

Americans faced a major toilet-paper shortage with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this was not the first time American’s nearly ran out of…

Rejected Prototype Aircraft That Were Given A Second Act

Grumman F4F Wildcat

Not every aircraft that sounds great on paper actually proves to be great in practice. There are far more proposed aircraft designs than there are…

A Marine Returns Home – Remains from a Pacific Island Have Finally Been Identified

Battle at Tarawa Identification

The remains of a Servicemember who was killed in the Pacific Theatre during WWII have been officially identified as a US Marine. The battle that…

Last Surviving Member Of Britain’s Force Benedict Mission Dies At 101

Military portrait of Eric Carter + grounded Hawker Hurricane

Former Royal Air Force pilot Eric Carter has died at the age of 101. Carter was part of the top-secret Force Benedict mission in Russia,…

The Sherman Tank – Beast or Bust?

View of a pair of M4 Sherman tanks as they manouver through smoke during a training exercise, July 1942.

The Sherman tank is one of the most well-known tanks involved in WWII, alongside the German Tiger and Soviet T-34. In the decades after the…

Konstanz: The German City That Tricked the Allies Into Thinking It Was Part of Switzerland

View of Konstanz from the water + Rubble strewn across a city

Air raids were a common occurrence during World War II. Cities across Europe were subjected to nighttime bombings aimed at throwing their military forces off…

The Only MoH Awarded For Actions During The Battle Of Midway

The Battle of Midway is regarded as one of the finest and most influential naval victories in history. The battle took place in June 1942…

Cordelia Cook Was The First Woman To Earn Both A Bronze Star And A Purple Heart

Cordelia E. Cook was a woman who was in the U.S. Army at a time when women could not serve in frontline duties and were…

The Douglas A-20 Havoc — One Of The US’ Most Versatile Medium Bombers

Converted A-20G and operated by 46th Bombardment Group from 8th April 1944 to August 1945.

During WWII, every aircraft in America’s roster of medium bombers was excellent. These were the B-26 Marauder, the B-25 Mitchell, and the A-20 Havoc. The…

Lawyers Argue Over Fines After Antique Tank Removed From Pensioner’s Basement

Five German soldiers preparing the 1943 Panther tank for loading

While most pensioners spend their retirement vacationing, there are some who prefer to dedicate their time to collecting war memorabilia. While seemingly harmless, there are…

617 Squadron’s Last Pilot Lawrence ‘Benny’ Goodman Dies Aged 100

Lawrence ‘Benny’ Goodman, the last surviving pilot from Britain’s beloved 617 Squadron, responsible for the Dambuster raids, has died, aged 100. His passing makes Leonard…