First World War Cannon Is Restored To Its Former Glory
A World War I cannon standing in front of the building housing the Veterans of Foreign Wars was recently re-dedicated at Sandwich Il. Harold Dannewitz,…
Volunteers And Veterans Work Hard To Keep A Piece of History Afloat
More than 70 years ago, the Allied forces of World War II invaded Omaha Beach in Normandy, France as part of the D-Day operations. Thanks…
The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Explored in this Important Book
Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…
Wounded, He Sacrificed Himself to Clear the way for his Platoon – James Stokes, VC
Private James Stokes’ thirtieth birthday was February 6th, 1945. On the 1st of March, less than one month later, he came to the end of…
10 Facts: Japanese Admiral Yamamoto – The Architect Of The Pearl Harbor Attack
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese Imperial Navy Admiral and Commander-in-chief who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He was hated by U.S.…
Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night, The WW2 Japanese Plan to Unleash Biological Warfare on the USA
World War II introduced the international community to a host of new horrors: Adolf Hitler’s concentration camps dedicated to death, Japan’s air-led destruction that turned…
Landing the F/A-18 Hornet On The Road – The Finns Know What They Are Doing
The Finnish Air Force trains its pilots to land on the road in case of war in which the airbases are taken out. Not only…
Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 2)
Continues from SKORZENY: The Mythical Commando (Part 1) By Adeyinka Makinde At the time, both the Hague and Geneva Conventions permitted the execution of “spies and saboteurs”…
Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea
The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…
Harold Ackroyd – A Selfless WWI Medic With More Than 20 Separate VC Recommendations
Life in war is never easy. Watching your fellow soldiers and friends fighting for their lives and suffering serious wounds – physically and mentally – can be…
This Cocky Pilot Needed The Ground Crew To Cover Up His Crash!
In the USA they were labeled ’Gung-ho,’ the British called them ‘Cocky’ – in essence, the words describe an attitude of enthusiasm coupled with an…
Exploring and Looting Hitler’s House, The 101st Airborne at Berchtesgaden (Watch)
On May 8, 1945, the American 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment arrived in Berchtesgaden. It was led by Company C. The 3rd Battalion…