The American WW2 Corsair – Known as the Whistling Death by the Japanese (Watch)
What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out by watching this video! The Corsair was manufactured…
The Man in this Iconic Photograph Refused To Salute Hitler – For Him, The Consequences Were Terrible
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
D-Day: Amazing Footage And Photos of Allied WW2 Airborne Forces
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings On this day, more than half a century ago, Operation Overlord began, marking the beginning of…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse of the Veteran
Those who survived a war are often scarred for life by their experiences. Many suffer problems, including the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
AD 732, Battle of Tours: Charles Martel the ‘Hammer’ Holds The Line Of Battle
Few Empires emerged as quickly as that of the Muslim Caliphates. Bursting out from what is now Saudi Arabia in the mid-7th century, the Islamic…
USS Samuel B. Roberts – “Destroyer Escort That Fought Like a Battleship” in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Samuel B. Roberts had a short-lived but ferocious service. The ship was built in 1944 and was immediately sent to assist the Task Force…
Robbery and Murder Under Cover of the London Blitz in World War Two
German Air Raids on Britain were a feature of World War II, with bombing raids concentrating on strategic ports, important manufacturing cities and the capital…
ISU-152 Heavy Assault Gun From World War 2 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
Gargantuan US Airforce Warplane Boneyard (Watch)
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) may not be the most evocative name, but its nickname is far more striking. Referred to unofficially…
The Cold War Soviet T-54/55 Was The Most Produced Tank Ever
The T-54 is the most massively produced tank in history. Together with its counterpart which was adapted to protect the tank and its crew against…
From Bombs to Transportation – How Animals Have Been Used in Warfare
Warfare and animals. They go hand in hand, they always have. In a time when we now have high tech vehicles, bombs that can destroy…
Japanese Battleship Musashi — Part 2: The Rediscovery
The biggest ship to sail the seas during WWII, she was Japan’s pride and joy (and the bane of captains) till she was lost. It…