The Amazing Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Best Plane of WW2?
With its radical yet impressive design, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a graceful fighter aircraft that epitomized a new level of craftsmanship in America’s military…
Conflict that Inspired a Football Rivalry – When Michigan & Ohio Almost Went to War
Conflicts break out between different countries over border disputes and access to natural resources all the time, but how about those between U.S. states? In…
Liechtenstein’s Army Returned Home From War With More Men Than it Left With
Located between Switzerland and Austria, the country of Liechtenstein is one of the world’s smallest nations. Its current ruler, the constitutional monarch His Serene Highness…
It Was Brutal: Press Ganging, Keelhauling & Flogging in The Royal Navy
Each blow of the cat would open up numerous wounds, enough of which could prove fatal, on the unfortunate sailor’s back. The British Royal Navy…
The Forgotten Atrocities of a Fascist Puppet State-Croatia in WW2
The Holocaust soon came to Croatia. On Pavelić’s first day in office, he declared that “offending the nation of Croatia” was punishable by death. The…
Punch Drunk at Karansebes –The Austrian Army That Fought Itself
Battles generally consist of two opposing forces often from different countries or factions. The Battle of Karansebes is an exception: this deadly battle was fought…
Sunk & Forgotten -The Fate of the SS Oria’s 4000 POW’s
Throughout human history men have gone to war. Naval transport has created and broken empires, but the harshness of nature means sometimes those traveling by…
Amazing Drone Footage of the USS Alabama A.K.A “Lucky A”
The USS Alabama is indeed, of outstanding historic significance to the American people, having led a storied career as a World War II battleship, and…
Awe-Inspiring Footage of the Normandy American Cemetery & Memorial
From the footage, you can see an enormous formation of white crosses, arrayed over a long stretch of green lawn, and demarcated by a series…
General Orde Wingate: Brilliant Eccentric
The British armed forces in WWII were famous for a number of reasons: innovation, unreal stubbornness in defense, and much else. They were also known…
The Tupolev Tu-128: The Largest Fighter Aircraft to Ever be in Service
In the early decades of the Cold War, threats of potential nuclear air attacks were familiar on both sides of the tension. Both the Soviet…
The Amazing Irish Kamikaze Tank Buster Took Out A King Tiger By Ramming
British officers who commanded tanks during WW2 were often told that naval tactics could be used effectively by tanks. However, this advice was not often…