The Cool Looking German Reconnaissance Vehicles in Images And Video
Known as the Leichter Panzerspähwagen series, this was a group of German light-armored vehicles intended for use in reconnaissance missions during the Second World War.…
USA’s Oldest Living WWII Veteran Hospitalized With Pneumonia But Should be Out Soon
World War II veteran Richard Overton, the third oldest person in the world at 112 years old, has been hospitalized with pneumonia. However, a family…
The Open Question Of George Patton’s Last Days
General George S. Patton was one of the most controversial and flamboyant American military leaders of World War II. He commanded the U.S. 7th Army in…
This Guy Really Was a One Man Army, The Germans in His Way Didn’t Last Long
Countless heroic tales have gone unrecognized from the periods of warfare which have formed part of the United States’ history. Many heroes would for several…
Mystery – Romania’s Treasure, Sent to Moscow for Safekeeping, It Never Returned
One of the most intriguing mysteries of the First World War that remains unsolved to this day is what happened to the huge hoard of…
Movie Myth or Did Dropping a Grenade Into an Open Tank Hatch Actually Happen?
In the movie Saving Private Ryan, there is a scene where American soldiers drop a grenade into a Tiger tank. This is an exciting cinematic…
5 Cold War British Tanks – Best in The World?
The Second World War consolidated the position of tanks as among the most important fighting machines in the world. In the decades that followed, the…
Overlooked by the West: Soviets Lost More Troops Than Britain, USA, Japan & Germany Combined
It is one the quirks of history that the country which did the most to defeat Hitler—and along with China, suffered the most—ended up with…
Un-Real-Estate $1.2 Million Scottish Listening Station For Sale
It is being touted as an ideal getaway for those wanting to hide out from a zombie apocalypse or other disaster, and it can be…
German Mass Grave Discovered in Stalingrad
A mass grave containing the remains of almost 2,000 German soldiers and their horses was uncovered by workmen laying a new pipeline in Volgograd (formerly…
Found, Stern Portion of WWII Destroyer After it was Blown Off by a Japanese Mine 75 Years Ago
The USS Abner Read was a Fletcher-class destroyer with a crew of three hundred men. Laid down in 1941, she saw action in the Aleutian…
The Spanish Mercenaries Were Outnumbered 500-1, The Battle of Cajamarca, 1532
Most military commanders will think twice about an attack unless they have an advantage in numbers over the enemy. However, in 1532 a Spanish conquistador…