What Did WWII Combatants Think Of Each Other’s Aircraft?
WWII saw the global pace of aircraft development rapidly increase, starting with simple lightweight piston engine airframes and culminating in jet-powered aircraft. Today, the debates…
Mess Steward Poon Lim Survived 133 Days Lost At Sea
There are few individuals who hold a world record and even fewer who hold one for the longest time spent out at sea in a…
The Real-Life Aircraft And Battles That Inspired ‘Star Wars’
In 1977, film director George Lucas showed fellow friends in the industry an unfinished cut of a project he’d been working on. What they watched…
Ilyushin Il-2: The T-34 Of The Skies
By the end of WW2, the Soviet Union had mastered the art of mass-production, producing 80,000 T-34s, the second most produced tank ever, and 42,000…
Marine MIA At Pearl Harbor Has Been Identified After 80 Years
Californian Marine Pfc. John Franklin Middleswart has been identified and buried with full military honors 80 years after he died during the attack on Pearl…
Kugelpanzer: What Was the Purpose of This German Armored Vehicle?
The Germans developed an array of combat vehicles over the course of the Second World War. The majority have accompanying documentation that allow historians to…
Felix Steiner: The SS General Who Turned Against the Führer
The Waffen-SS was a military division that aided Germany’s domination of Europe in the lead-up and during the Second World War. Initially consisting of soldiers…
Families Aren’t Happy With Plans Not To Identify 85 USS Arizona Crewmen
The U.S. military has found itself in a tough situation regarding the identification of 85 sailors from the USS Arizona. In particular, the Defense POW/MIA…
Did You Know Wartime Rationing Actually Helped the British Public Get Healthy?
Rationing is often thought of as a type of “starvation diet,” but did you know that wartime rationing not only changed the dietary habits of…
American B-17 Wreckage Is At Risk In England’s Sandwich Bay
Local authorities in Kent, England, have been made aware that a WWII bomber crash site is vulnerable to looting, with evidence suggesting this may have…
Documentary Reveals This Rotting Breakwater Was Once A D-Day Landing Craft
A History Hit documentary has managed to “conclusively prove” that two wrecks at Poole Harbour, Dorset, are actually veterans of D-Day. The wrecks are in…
US Military Documents Reveal The Fate Of Hideki Tojo’s Remains
A university professor from Japan has unveiled declassified U.S. documents that hold the answer for the whereabouts of executed WWII Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.…