World War 2 | War History

Top 10 German Luftwaffe Aces Of WWII

The Ace Fighter cult came to prominence during the First World War, which was the first conflict that utilized the use of aircraft in a…

Bastogne – In The Footsteps of Band of Brothers – By Reg Jans

Maj. Richard Winters’ notes from his last visit to Bastogne BASTOGNE – Take it Easy! Inspired by Dr. Stephen Ambrose’s bestselling book and the successful…

Shooting the German MP40 submachine gun

German MP40 submachine gun

The MP40 submachine gun was made to use with the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. This submachine gun was developed in Germany by the Nazis and the…

WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story

A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…

New Documentary Claims The Nazis Developed An Atomic Bomb To Be Carried By A Flying Saucer

Over the years there have been many rumours about whether or not the Nazis had nuclear capabilities that they could put to use in WWII.…

Flying the Me 262 – The First Operational Jet Fighter

The First Fighter Planes  When the First World War began, the airplane was still a new invention. Its potential as a military vehicle had not…

The Sturmtiger – Massive WW2 Tank With 380mm Rocket Launcher (Watch)

The Sturmtiger (‘Assault Tiger’) was an assault gun used by the Germans during World War II. It was built to support troops fighting in towns…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was apocalyptically awful. 70 years ago today, an estimated 90,000 people were immediately killed when Little Boy detonated 1,950ft…

The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight

Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…

Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position Copy

John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…

Omar Bradley – 20 Facts of The GI General

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I. Born as Omar Nelson Bradley but referred to as “Brad”, he was born on February 12, 1893, in Randolph County, which is in rural…

Hell in the Pacific (2001) – Powerful, Heart-Rending, Intimate Look At The Horror Of The Pacific In WW2 (Watch)

The story of the battles in the Pacific between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of…