Walking Point – A story centered around a young Marine and his donated canine companion
Help forever honor our military working dogs, their brave handlers, and the families that donated their beloved pets to the war effort during WWII. Donations…
The Destroyer of Beasts: ISU-152 Self-Propelled Artillery
When Panthers rolled alongside Tiger tanks on the Eastern Front, eyebrows were certainly raised at the Soviet High Command. How to overcome these mechanical beasts,…
Facts About the North American P-51 Mustang – The USAAF’s Most Versatile Fighter
Considered by many aviation enthusiasts to be one of the greatest fighter aircraft of all time, the North American P-51 Mustang saw extensive service with…
Was it really two men per gun? Soviet armament in WW2
Bombs explode in the distance. The soldiers hear the thump of artillery shells and duck away from a strafing fighter. They are urged forward by…
The ‘Stars’ of the Nuremberg Trials: War Criminals Convicted There, Some Faces You May Have Forgotten About
On November 19, 1945, the Nuremberg trials started with indictments against 24 major war criminals and seven organizations. All of the criminals tried were members…
How Churchill Became The World’s Greatest Wartime Leader
When World War II broke out, the British government was led by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Within a year, Chamberlain would be replaced, becoming little…
Delaying Das Reich: How Saboteurs Held Up a Critical Armored Division for 17 Days
D-Day was the most spectacular amphibious landing in history, and the campaign that followed was mostly remembered for direct fighting between Allied and Axis forces.…
Monmouth County erected a monument to history that never happened
A small, unobtrusive monument on the roadside of Route 70, immediately north of the Manasquan River, caught the eye of a local historian, Joseph Bilby.…
America’s Great War Highlanders
The mornings were cold in November 1917, so it’s easy to imagine the scene: His Majesty’s Troopship Canada arrives at the Liverpool docks, England. Soon…
Strange but True: Vladimir Kuts Served in the American & Red Army During WW2
The history of World War II contains many heroic pages with biographies of soldiers and officers who deserve to have their own film or novel.…
The British At Omdurman: A Bloody Loss For Sudan’s Forces
Great Britain’s colonialism in the 19th century is an action the country is still answering for today. Back then, it considered itself very much entitled…
Why there are only 2 flyable Ilyushin Il-2 aircraft left
Of all the Soviet combat aircraft in WWII, the Ilyushin Il-2 was one of the most important. This Russian plane was produced in great quantities…