The Military at Christmas, Violence and Fun
War is difficult under normal circumstances but becomes even more trying when the soldiers start to think about how they’re missing time with loved ones,…
Tuskegee Airman to be Returned to Arlington National Cemetery USA
On December 23rd, 1944, twenty-four-year-old Tuskegee Airman Lawrence Dickson took off in his Mustang P-51 on a reconnaissance mission over the Austro-Italian border. On his…
Japanese Fighter Pilot Who, after Pearl Harbor, Crash-Landed on Hawaiian Island & Terrorized the Residents
December 7, 1941, is remembered as the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, but it is also the day the Niihau Incident began. The incident involved…
George Ray Tweed: The Man Who Evaded The Japanese On Guam For Two Years
In times of war, it is almost a given that men will push themselves far beyond their former limits to commit feats of extraordinary courage…
Six Top Secret Military Operations of the 20th Century
Secrecy is an important part of military operations. And while there are many missions we will never know about, here are six top secret missions…
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…