The Battle of Crete Was The Reason Hitler Abandoned Parachute Assaults For Good
Crete might be an idyllic tourist island now, but during a 12-day period in May 1941 a mixed force of British, Australian, New Zealand and…
How Tanks Decided The First And Second World Wars
The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…
The Los Angeles WWII Zoot Suit Racial Attacks
In 1943, when the United States was involved in World War II the country was rocked on the home front. Thousands of Mexicans had migrated…
MoH: Despite Serious Wounds, Paul Bolden Took Out 35 German SS Troops In The Bulge
To be clear, the number would have only been 20 had the German SS taken Bolden up on his act of mercy. For after gunning…
General James “Jumpin Jim” Gavin – WWII Airborne Division
James Maurice “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin was the youngest lieutenant-general in the US Army ever, and the only general to make four combat airborne jumps in…
Awarded the Medal of Honor For Bravery, His Country Locked up His Family in an Internment Camp
George “Joe” Taro Sakato is a second-generation-born American of Japanese descent, which was why his family had to relocate during WWII. Despite this, he joined…
Heartwarming Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War
Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…
Heinz Guderian: A Great German Commander of WWII – He Stood Up To Hitler
General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was one of the most innovative military commanders of the 20th century. He helped to develop modern tank warfare, bringing success…
The American Jewish Mobster Who Hunted Down Nazi Sympathizers And Secured New York Harbor
When the phrase “organized crime” is muttered, it’s easy to conjure up images of the bright lights, spinning slot machines, or the card tables of…
A Brazilian Battalion in the Gothic Line – Documentary by Durval Lourenço Pereira
How strong and enduring can the impact of war on a human being be? How does it influence family and friendship ties? How does it…
The Audacious Trickery Used By The American Ghost Army In WW2
The American 23rd Headquarters Special Troops were given a very unique mission during World War II. The unit was made up of more than 1,100…
The Early Days Of Drones – Unmanned Aircraft From World War One And World War Two
Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, are most often associated with airstrikes in modern warfare, but their history goes much further back than that.…