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The Navy Chaplain Who Was Awarded the Silver Star for Saving 12 Sailors at Pearl Harbor

Father Aloysius H Schmitt

Regardless of your religious practices, chaplains are critical to military operations. They can help support the troops, ensure religious needs are catered for and even…

The Most Unforgiving Battlefield Conditions in Military History

Passchendaele Photo

When discussing battles throughout the history of warfare, the participants and the equipment and tactics they used are usually the focus. However, the actual physical…

How Three Canadian Soldiers Saved an Abandoned Baby During WWII

Mary Crabb adopted

Even during a war, special things can happen. For 80-year-old Mary Crabb, she was once part of a WWII miracle, thanks to three Canadian soldiers.…

David McCampbell: The Legendary Flying Ace Who Took Out 600+ Enemy Aircraft With His CAG-15

David Campbell Flying Ace

David McCampbell was an American WWII flying ace who holds a number of impressive achievements. Not only is he the top F6F Hellcat ace, but…

During the Vietnam War, the CIA Paid Spies with Products from the Sears Catalog

Sometimes the most interesting aspects of military operations are the small logistical matters that are often overlooked. An example of this is how the CIA…

The Polish And Germans Fought On Horseback In WWII In One Of The Last Calvary Battles

Polish Cavalry 1930s

Despite the lessons learned in WWI and the decades of military modernization since then, sword-wielding Polish and German cavalrymen clashed on horseback in a fierce…

Charlie Beckwith: How The Father Of Delta Force Formed The Elite Fighting Group

Delta Force in Iraq in 1991

In the 1960s, Charlie Beckwith from the US military helped set up and lead an elite force of troops akin to the British SAS. Code-named…

The Soviet-Era Mutiny That Inspired ‘The Hunt For Red October’

Image of a ship similar to Storozhevoy, with inset of Sean Connery

Small-scale rebellions against governments rarely work out well for the revolutionaries, and this is exactly the case for Valery Sablin, an officer in the Soviet…

The Importance of Army ‘Camp Followers’ Before Modern Day Military Logistics

Camp Followers

Before modern military logistics, armies often relied on camp followers. Camp followers were unenlisted people, usually soldiers’ families or relatives, who willingly traveled with an…

Captain America’s Army Unit Is Real And Still Active Today

The Blue Spaders and Captain America

In 1941 beloved superhero Captain America appeared in a Marvel comic book for the first time. Shown punching the Führer on his debut comic cover,…

The Finnish Stopped Soviet Mines from Exploding by playing a Single Polka Song on Repeat

Vyborg

During both the Winter War and the Continuation War the Finns utilized creative and often outright comical tactics against the more numerous Soviet forces. On…

Godzilla Was Brought To Life by a Japanese POW

Godzilla and Japan - A Spotlight on the Commentary on War

Alongside Superman and Mickey Mouse, Godzilla is one of the most famous fictional characters in history. He has been featured in movies, books, TV shows,…