Bf 109 pilot Franz Stigler and B-17 pilot Charlie Brown’s first meeting
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
CBS News report that turned the Vietnam War
On 5th August a little known Vietnam War anniversary took place. The date marked 50 years since US forces in Vietnam set fire to the…
Martin Bomber Plant due for demolition
By April 1944, more than 1500 B-26 bombers had passed through the production lines of the Martin Bomber Plant in Bellevue, Nebraska. The very next…
War Horse Ride 2014 Commemorated World War One Cavalry
The British Expeditionary Force was the force sent in to fight in France at the beginning of World War One. In 2014, a re-enactment, called…
Could the Nazis have conquered the United States?
Considering some of the different outcomes that could have happened during World War Two, historians and researchers have looked closely at how and what would…
The Best Tank of WWII. (I disagree, but I explain why) by World of Tanks
We find the Chieftain in Russia this time around, with an oft-requested look at the T-34-85. The biggest modification to the T-34-85…
He Managed to Convey the Truth by Blinking “TORTURE” in Morse Code During the Vietnam War
Prisoner Of War Jeremiah Denton, who survived 7 years locked in a tiny windowless cell in Hanoi during the Vietnam war, has passed away…
UNBELIEVABLE! US Pillot James Risner Using the Nose of His Own Jet Successfully “pushed” his Wingman’s Incapacitated Jet Fighter into Friendly Territory
WWII, Korean and Vietnam war veteran and was a prisoner at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. James Robinson “Robbie” Risner (January 16, 1925 – October 22,…
World War Two B-24 crash site plaque stolen
The plaque before it was stolen. A plaque that was placed at the site of a war time plane crash in Kansas City has been stolen.…
When The Jewish Members Of The US 1936 Olympic Team Were Removed From The Competition
Berlin 1936, Hitler accompanies the international Olympic committees – Via Bundesarchiv In 1936, the Olympic Games was controversially held in Munich, Germany, when Adolf Hitler…
Treaty of Versailles ended World War I only to trigger WWII
The signing of the treaty of Versailles [Via] Millions perished and countless cities razed to ground and mankind witnessed the war and conflict in a…
Mine Removal: A HeroRat’s Tale
Somewhere the spirit and fire of Diana, Princess of Wales is absolutely glowing, as her work to remove forgotten land mines is being ingeniously realized.…