Operation Pike – The Plan to Bomb Soviet Oilfields In 1939 And Lose The War
Operation Pike was the code-name for a strategic bombing plan, overseen by Air Commodore John Slessor, against the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French alliance. British…
In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment
Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…
The Biggest War Machines Ever Built – Mighty Monsters of the Seas…Check Out the Size of the Guns Too!
From the Dreadnoughts to the battleships of WWII – naval power ruled the waves. Amazing designs and revolutions were abound and you can see this…
Crazy French Count Blew Up German Factory With Baguettes Filled With Explosives
In 1938, 15-year-old Count Robert Jean-Marie de La Rochefoucauld went to pay Hitler a visit in Bavaria. The German Chancellor gave Rochefoucauld a friendly pat…
The Ghost Army: How An Army Of Artists Helped Win World War II
Everyone loves a good secret, more than a dash of intrigue, and stories of unlikely heroes – like the story of a band of artists,…
This Finnish Ace Took to the Skies Against a Soviet Enemy That Outnumbered them 9 to 1
The 1930’s and 40’s would see a great deal of larger nations preying on the small, but don’t make the mistake to automatically equate…
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer – The Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes
Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably one of the…
Was It Really A War Crime – Thousands of Germans Died in American POW Camps In 1945
For all but fringe debaters on the subject, the book is closed. The horror and death caused by maltreatment or murder in German, Japanese and…
He Parachuted Out Of His Crippled B-24 Then Killed The Enemy Pilot With A Head Shot From A Pistol
The following story may or may not be true, but the US Army Air Force (USAAF) believes it is. It is about a man who…
A Fortunate Son: An Industrialist Father, Infamous Nazi Goebbels As Step-Father, and a Billion-Dollar Legacy
Luftwaffe Lieutenant Harald Quandt was fortunate to be in a British prisoner of war camp in the Libyan port city of Benghazi at the end…
Iconic Colourised Images of Operation Market Garden
The Battle of Arnhem, Nijmegen and Eindhoven (Operation Market Garden) 17–25 September 1944. On Sunday 17 September, 500 gliders and 1,500 aircraft flew over the…
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Pearl Harbor 75 Years On
On 7 December 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack shocked America…