The Lasting Effects of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The exact death toll of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not known. Reports say the total combined death toll of the…
Capturing “The Heart Of The Fascist Beast” – May 2nd 1945
Berlin, the heart of the Reich didn’t fall easily. The Red Army was pushing aggressively through the German territory, stronger than ever, but the German…
The Supermarine Spitfire: From WWII’s Greatest Battles All the Way to the Silver Screen
All of the greatest man-made inventions have stood the test of time. They remain living testaments to the evolutionary process and creative innovation of some…
Living Legacies: the Real Band of Brothers Vets Who Just Won’t Quit
There are those who merely exist in life, simply going through the motions and completing the average tasks required for another day. Then there are…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nazi Thug Reinhard Heydrich
Unless you are a WWII aficionado, it’s likely you don’t have all the facts about every Nazi official memorized. However, every individual who played a…
The End of the Road: Hitler’s Downfall
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…
Nazi German Special Forces: Brandenburg Regiment – you have heard of them, right?
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…
Striking Where it Hurts: Luftwaffe Destroy Historic English Towns in the Baedeker Blitz
As the fighting grew between the British and German forces in the midst of WWII, and overnight raids and bombings were getting out of control,…
From The Tank Museum: When The Germans Desperately Needed To Counter The T-34, This Was Their Design
The Panther was not as thickly armoured, nor as heavily armed, as tanks such as the Tiger but was probably a much more balanced design.…
George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed and Eaten By The Japanese in WWII
In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo.…
April 28, 1945: The Death of Mussolini
On the 28th of April 1945, Benito Mussolini died. The leader of Fascist Italy and longest-ruling of the right-wing dictators who brought destruction to 20th…
Midway: The Turning Point in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway (3rd to 7th June 1942) was the single most decisive encounter in the Pacific theater of World War Two. A clash…