The USA Made a Lot of Money From WW2: Britain Only Settled Debts from WWII in 2006
Perhaps there are there few better ways to end a year than by clearing off a long-standing debt. If that is the case, then 2006…
Downed 11 Japanese Planes & Flew, on an Almost Empty Tank, to The Aid of a Ship.
Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, also known as “Joe” Bauer, was an air group commander of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). He was a…
A Brief History of the Amber Room – Does Anyone Know Where it Is?
Formed from several panels of the brilliantly translucent amber and its splendor amplified by gold leaf, mirrors, gemstones, and candlelight, the Amber Room was an…
The Extinction Agreement of the Last of the Hitler Bloodline
The Hitler bloodline is a highly convoluted one. It has taken historians a lot of digging to unearth authentic and generally acceptable information regarding Adolf…
His right arm shattered, his submachine gun wedged into his left armpit, captured the enemy position
The Medal of Honor is the ultimate form of recognition for actions on the battlefield. There is no easy way to earn it. It comes…
Five Incredible & Inspiring Tales of Bravery from the Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was an intense test of aerial superiority between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe. Following the conquest…
The 12 Top Secret Military Operations in History
It is not news that military outfits all over the world have large, sealed-off archives of highly classified information. Secret operations have been essential functions…
The Japanese Thought this Tiny Island was Empty, They were Utterly Wrong
After Nishikaichi, an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot, crashed his fighter into the tiny Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau in 1941, he may have failed…
The Largely Overlooked Story of How Himmler “Saved” Thousands of Jews
He built the notorious Schutzstaffel (SS) from a battalion of a mere 290 men into a paramilitary group of over a million, established himself as…
The D-Day Piping Legend Bill Millin: Did Not Flinch as Snipers Shot at Him, He Kept Playing
Mortars blasted the day away and hell rained from the sky. The sea quickly took on the color of crimson as the bodies of the…
The Cool Looking German Reconnaissance Vehicles in Images And Video
Known as the Leichter Panzerspähwagen series, this was a group of German light-armored vehicles intended for use in reconnaissance missions during the Second World War.…
This Guy Really Was a One Man Army, The Germans in His Way Didn’t Last Long
Countless heroic tales have gone unrecognized from the periods of warfare which have formed part of the United States’ history. Many heroes would for several…