Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War
Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…
The American Jewish Mobster Who Hunted Down Nazi Sympathizers And Secured New York Harbor
When the phrase “organized crime” is muttered, it’s easy to conjure up images of the bright lights, spinning slot machines, or the card tables of…
How The Stringbag, an Outdated Biplane Took Out the Bismarck
The German battleship, Bismarck, was one of the biggest vessels ever built in the first half of the 20th century. A marvel of advanced engineering…
Mystery of Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Finally Solved after 70 Years
Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…
Joined the Marine Corps at 14, Medal of Honor by 17, This Marine Knows How to Get Things Done
For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…
Bone Chilling Pictures of Jews Being Humiliated And Led Off To Be Exterminated By Nazi Germany
Adolf Hitler and the other Nazi leaders of Germany believed that Jews were racially inferior and dangerous. They used propaganda to convince the German people…
U-571: Fiction To The Point of Insult?
For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…
Desperately Holding Near Arnhem, Major Robert Cain Used the PIAT to Perfection to Earn the Victoria Cross
In an early attempt to gain a foothold across the Rhine in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden which turned out to be what…
The Capture of the Bridge Over the Rhine at Remagen, 7 March 1945
On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…
Longbow and Broadsword in WW2 – The Early Service Of Fighting or “Mad Jack” Churchill
To those he fought beside, Jack Churchill seemed like a man without fear, but to those he faced in combat, he was a terrifying figure,…
Fail! The Rolling Rocket Bomb Designed To Smash The Atlantic Wall, Only Ever Managed To Kill A Dog
War is often associated with cutting-edge technologies, which have altered history by changing the outcome of many conflicts. The invention of the bayonet, aerial combat, and…
How The Soviets Caught Dozens of German Agents In A WWII Spy Game – Even Staging a Mock Battle To Keep Up Charade
During the height of WWII, a major funkspeil was about to begin. This counter-espionage plan, introduced by Joseph Stalin, was an operation set forth by…