The Battle of the Bulge in the Second World War – Amazing Color Footage
The final major offensive for the German’s during the Second World War began on the 16th of December 1944 and ended roughly a month later…
How A Small Group Of Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark From Soviet Occupation at the End of WW2
By May 1945 the war in Europe had finally started to wind down. Yet for the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, there was…
Freedom Honor Flight Gives Second World War Veteran His First Visit to U.S. Capitol
Bob Dornfeld of Winona, Minnesota, saw more than his fair share of death as the operator of the landing craft that transferred men and supplies…
The Paralympic Games Has Its Roots in Military History!
One month after the 2016 Olympics, the Paralympic Games began in Rio. Around 4,350 athletes from over 160 countries participate in almost two dozen sports.…
In WW1, Betrayal Which Ruined The First Great Tank Attack Comes to Light
In a top secret move, 350 tanks were to take Flesquières from the Germans in an experimental attack. Historians have struggled to understand how the…
ARMOURED HUSSARS Volume 2 – Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is some time since we saw the first volume of this series and I am pleased to say this latest outing is most welcome. …
Russian Supreme Court Convicts Online Blogger for Mentioning Russian Invasion of Poland in 1939
On September 1, 2016, the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and 17 days before the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of…
“Torpedownia”- A German WW2 Torpedo Testing Station Abandoned Off Poland’s Coastline (Pictures)
Remnants of World War Two are ever present across Europe even though the war ended over 70 years ago. One of those is a torpedo…
Facts And Pictures: Bloody Battle For The Bridge Over The Rhine At Remagen In WW2, March 1945
On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…
Amazing WWII Color Pictures – Flying Tigers! P-40 Tomahawk!
If you are asked to think of World War II fighters you might very well imagine planes with sharp noses and shark’s faces. You might…
Disturbing Memories of World War Two – An American Veteran Remembers the Execution of Nazis
One second they were there, the next they were gone. Such is the memory of World War II veteran Herbert McClure, who while waiting for…
Defying and Outwitting The Nazis in WW2: A Very Sharp Pair of Heroes
There are so many unsung WWII heroes and heroines of whom we never hear, so it is fortunate for us that a high school student,…