The Bloodiest Battle Ever Fought on English Soil: The Battle of Towton
Fought on the 29th of March 1461, the Battle of Towton was the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. In a single day, thousands of…
German SS Colonel Scared Allied Generals into Hiding Before Battle of the Bulge
It was one of the most awkward moments of the Second World War. Just as the Germans were launching their last great attack, the highest…
4 Nakajima Fighters of WWII
The Nakajima Airplane Company produced several of Japan’s most important fighter planes, contributing significantly to the country’s efforts in World War II. Ki-27 The aircraft…
The Phony War: The Strangely Quiet Start to World War Two
The early days of World War II were strangely quiet across much of Europe. The invasion of Poland was followed by what U.S. Senator William…
D-Day Training Video and Photos – Practice Makes Perfect
The D-Day assault on 6 June 1944 was one of the most remarkable achievements in military history. It was made possible by a huge effort of…
Allies Knew About Battle of the Bulge – Why they Ignored Intelligence
On the 16th of December 1944, German tanks roared out of the Ardennes forest and smashed into Allied lines. Germany’s last great offensive of the…
WW2 Motorcycles: 9 Military Motorcycles That Were Used in WW2
Though less powerful and protective than other vehicles used during WW2, motorcycles were widely fielded throughout the conflict. They proved to be useful among messengers…
Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War
The Cold War saw a lot of advancement and diversification in the design of fighting vehicles. Though not directly fighting each other, the world’s great…
14 Early British Tanks – After “Little Willie” the Names Got Better
As the inventors of the first tanks, the British produced many early influential fighting vehicles. Little Willie In 1915, the British government set up the…
The Soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939
September 1939 is mostly remembered for the German invasion of Poland, the event that triggered the Second World War in Europe. But Germany wasn’t the…
Only US Soldier Shot for Desertion in World War Two – Eddie Slovik
During the Second World War, the United States Army came under huge strain. Faced with the shock of fighting in the Pacific and North Africa,…
10 Soviet Tanks of World War Two – The Good, the Bad, and the BEASTLY
The Soviet Union went through the same stages of tank production in the interwar years as the allies. An unclear understanding of what the modern…