Did Germany Ever Stand a Chance of Winning WW2?
The odds were always stacked against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan winning World War Two. Both had gambled on a war that was quick, with…
Flak 88 in 25 Images
One of the most fearsome and reliable weapons of the Second World War came in the form of a German anti-aircraft gun whose very name…
Return to Sea – Missouri Veteran Returns to Naval Service in the Months After Pearl Harbor
Spending the latter years of the Great Depression serving in the U.S. Navy, Fred Hoechst Jr. returned to St. Louis following his discharge in March…
Was the Panther Really the Best Tank of WW2?
The Panther has been called the finest German tank of World War II. Some people have even suggested that it was the best overall tank…
Book Details Crucial Role of the British SAS in Italy During WWII
Malcolm Tudor has a special interest in the events of the Second World War in Italy as his Italian mother’s grandparents helped many Allied airmen…
Shot by both sides – The Browning High Power in WW2
Relatively few weapons were used by both Allied and Axis forces in World War Two, and the few that were (the Oerlikon cannon, for example)…
Did German Americans Actually Leave the US to Fight for Germany During WWII?
In the acclaimed HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers (2001), Tech. Sgt. Donald Malarkey, played by Scott Grimes, asks a German prisoner of war (POW) where…
Some of the Best Anti Tank Rifles
Tanks became the undisputed kings of the battlefield — lumbering steel boxes that crushed everything in their path while shrugging off machine gun and rifle…
The 1st Great Escape: Amazing Forgotten Story From WW1 PoWs Who Tunnelled Out of Camp Using Cutlery
The Hollywood movie, The Great Escape, earned worldwide fame for its cool actors and its loose connection to a real-life escape from a Nazi prisoner…
Nazi Persecution of the Freemasons, Winston Churchill & Truman Were Freemasons
Amazon Prime is showing a video in which John Hamill, the Communications Director of the United Grand Lodge of England, gives an interview on the…
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh: The Last Pitched Battle Between England & Scotland
On September 10, 1547, the national armies of England and Scotland fought in a pitched battle at Pinkie Cleugh. Though no one knew it at the…
Mitchell Paige: The Man Who Took on 2,500 Japanese Soldiers & Won
History has shown us that one person can turn the tide of a battle. There is no better example of this than Mitchell Paige. Paige…