Part 2: The Death of George Patton – Was America’s most controversial general assassinated?
The notion that General George Patton was assassinated by the American Secret Service, or the Soviet NKVD, or some combination of both, makes an interesting…
The Open Question Of George Patton’s Last Days
General George S. Patton was one of the most controversial and flamboyant American military leaders of World War II. He commanded the U.S. 7th Army in…
The Spanish Mercenaries Were Outnumbered 500-1, The Battle of Cajamarca, 1532
Most military commanders will think twice about an attack unless they have an advantage in numbers over the enemy. However, in 1532 a Spanish conquistador…
Was the Panther Really the Best Tank of WW2?
The Panther has been called the finest German tank of World War II. Some people have even suggested that it was the best overall tank…
Shot by both sides – The Browning High Power in WW2
Relatively few weapons were used by both Allied and Axis forces in World War Two, and the few that were (the Oerlikon cannon, for example)…
Was the Russian T-34 Really the Best Tank of WW2?
German Field Marshall von Kleist described the Russian T-34 as ‘the best tank of World War Two.’ Panzer leader General Heinz Guderian claimed that the…
Birth of the Assault Rifle – The Sturmgewehr 44
The assault rifle is now used by infantry units in armies across the globe. However, prior to World War Two, such weapons were virtually unknown.…
The Wild Bunch Showed the Mexican Revolution as it Really Was
Sam Peckinpah and the making of The Wild Bunch A little more than 50 years ago, director Sam Peckinpah was looking forward to making a…
Bob Crisp: The Cricket Player and Tank Buster Who Took Out German Panzers In North Africa
The majority of us lead lives that are fairly ordinary. There may be flurries of interest, even brief moments of heart-stopping excitement, but, most of…
Hans-Ulrich Rudel: Flew more than 2000 missions, destroyed over 500 tanks & the most decorated combat pilot ever
The most decorated combat pilot of all time was not, as you might expect, a fighter pilot, though he did shoot down nine enemy aircraft.…