La Decima: Italian Pigs, Manned Torpedoes and Kamikaze-Style Speedboat Attacks
Under the rule of Benito Mussolini, an Italian frogman unit called La Decima was created. The unique group consisted of men capable of the most…
Medal of Honor Pilot Grounded for Buzzing & Blowing Clothes Off an Oakland Woman’s Clothes Line
The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…
When Four Prisoners Escaped From Auschwitz In The Kommander’s Car
In 1942, four Polish prisoners at Auschwitz had had enough. They wanted to escape, but if they did (regardless of whether or not they succeeded),…
Did You Know? One of the last SS units to hold out defending Hitler’s bunker in Berlin was comprised entirely of Frenchmen
The French volunteers of the Second World War constituted an entirely separate division in the Wehrmacht, and after that the Waffen-SS which consisted of…
Airborne Aircraft Carriers of the early 1950’s by Hans Wiesman
B-29 Super Fortress coupled to two EF-84 D’s with wing tips connected to each other in flight. During WWII, the flight range of the USAF…
Did You Know? Concrete Ships Were Built During WWI & WWII – Only a Handful Survive….
Although the idea might sound ridiculous at first, concrete ships have played an important role in naval warfare. When shortages of timber and steel threatened…
Development of the Awe-inspiring Triple Walls of Constantinople
The great city of Constantinople was one of the most impressive and impregnable cities in the world for over 1,000 years. It retained the glory…
Milne Bay – The first Japanese Land Defeat of the Second World War
Reprinted with permission from Australian Bunker and Military Museum Milne Bay is located on the south-eastern tip of Papua. Before World War II, most of the area’s…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…
Firing The Pak 40, Most Powerful Anti-Tank Gun of WWII
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
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…
Erwin Rommel – The Bold And The Brave
Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honored of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…