Wartime Family Heirloom Turns Out to Be An Unexploded Bomb
A family heirloom that was brought back home after a British soldier who’d done military service in Japan and Asia and passed down through the…
Saving Private Ryan Depicted War So Realistically That It Triggered PTSD among Veterans Who Watched It
Saving Private Ryan is perhaps the most iconic WWII film ever made. Its depiction of the Normandy landings drew critical acclaim when the film premiered…
The Japanese Tried A Second Raid On Pearl Harbor – It Was Not A Success
Everyone knows about the first bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Less well known, however, was the second attack. And there was almost a third……
HMS Audacious: The Only Super-Dreadnought Sunk in WWI – By A German Naval Mine
The biggest, most advanced, most expensive, and most daunting war machinery of World War I was the super-dreadnought battleship. These great sea beasts were near…
Devastating Missile Power – The Archers Of The Ancient Roman Army
Although the armies of Rome were famous for their hard-hitting legionaries, they also used a range of other troops. Cavalry, slingers, and light infantry all…
The European Powers Were Rapidly Developing Ground-Breaking New Strategies In World War One
The beginning of WWI was dictated by carefully developed strategies and their failure in the face of reality. The diplomatic and strategic plans of the…
Frederick the Great Leads The Prussian Army – The Pinnacle Of European Military Power In Their Day
The snow muffled all sound save the moan of the wind. The winter skeletons of trees showed black against the blank canvas. Grey sky heavy…
Battle of Trafalgar: The Engagement That Saw the Heroic Death of Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson
The Battle of Trafalgar is among the most famous naval battles in history. Facing a joint force made up of French and Spanish vessels, the…
Professor Asperger’s name is linked to a type of high-functioning autism, but it has also been linked to the murder of hundreds during WWII
Research carried out on previously unexamined documents from the Nazi era that was specifically aimed at understanding the work carried out by doctors during WWII…
An original painting believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler was recently sold at auction in Germany for $74,000.
The painting itself is of a young woman in what looks to be a rural setting, dressed in a light-colored shirt, open to expose her…
Thomas Norris: The Inspiration for ‘Bat*21’ Who Saved Two Downed Pilots in Vietnam
It might come as a surprise, given their reputation as fierce fighters, but only three US Navy SEALs received the Medal of Honor for their…
Death In Single Combat Outside The Castle Walls – The Queen’s Consort Reaches The End His Life
Pedro de Lara was bored. His had lived a full life, a life of personal pride and skill at arms, of politics, wine and of…