The USA Made a Lot of Money From WW2: Britain Only Settled Debts from WWII in 2006
Perhaps there are there few better ways to end a year than by clearing off a long-standing debt. If that is the case, then 2006…
Charles Lightoller Stayed Aboard The Titanic Until The End. In WW2 He Volunteered to Help Evacuate Over 120 Men from Dunkirk
The sinking of the Titanic is an infamous event in history. Most people know about the iceberg and the fact that there were too few…
Aggressive warrior emperor from China’s less well known period of disunion
This true story details the actions of an aggressive warrior emperor from China’s less well known period of disunion. This was the largest time frame…
The Day USS Belknap Collided with the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The United States has an impressive inventory of military ships, planes and vehicles. In fact, it just might be the envy of the world because…
RAF Top Gun: He & 7 Fellow Pilots Took on 100 German Bombers
Peter Brothers became an air ace for the British Empire during World War II. Every encounter is potentially deadly and requires amazing skill, but he…
Downed 11 Japanese Planes & Flew, on an Almost Empty Tank, to The Aid of a Ship.
Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, also known as “Joe” Bauer, was an air group commander of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). He was a…
Five Female Heroes of WWII
Women played an exceedingly important role in the Allied nations of WWII. Of course, the cultural icon of “Rosie the Riveter” is a well-known representation…
What Happened To Prisoners Of War In Medieval England – There Was Good Money To Be Made
In medieval times, war in Europe could be a complicated business involving allegiances and family interests that could span the entire continent. Up until late…
How Prevalent Was Looting by US Troops During WWII?
When you hear the terms “World War II” and “looting” you usually think of the Axis powers taking anything they pleased from conquered nations. German…
German Forces Captured Stalin’s Son, Stalin Didn’t Care – He Despised Him
Nazi forces captured Stalin’s son, Yakov Dzhugashvili. When the Nazis proposed exchanging him for their captured field marshal Friedrich Paulus, Stalin retorted “I will not…
‘We owe a debt of gratitude to men like this’ Heartwarming Moment Santa Claus Takes a Knee for a WW2 Veteran
The holidays are over. Everyone is back to their normal schedules, eyeing their expanded waistlines and considerably smaller wallets. Folks make the same vow every…
The Soldier Who Kept Fighting WW2 For 29 Years After It Ended
When Hiroo Onoda enlisted in the Japanese military at eighteen, little did he know he was going to fight in what would become the deadliest…