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U.S. Fighter Aces of World War II

We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters…

This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler

Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…

Corporal Dunham: He Was The First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since The Vietnam War

Jeff Edwards

In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life.  But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…

Bullet Discovered By Archaeologists Changes Views On Lawrence Of Arabia

Ian Harvey

Researchers have new evidence corroborating TE Lawrence’s account of his activities in the Arab revolt 100 years ago. Archaeologists have spent the last ten years…

Terrifying Story From Pearl Harbor: Three Sailors Trapped In The USS West Virginia For 16 Days

In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbor during World War Two, stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships. Some…

All There Is to Know The 1919 Peerless Armoured Car (Watch)

In 1919 the British Army found itself short of armoured cars when many were needed quickly to police various trouble spots around the world. Few…

Longest Sniper Shot in the World – British Soldier Takes Out Machine Gun Team at 2707 Yards

A Corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…

Look What They Built Out Of Lego Bricks: The WWII Battle of Peleliu (The Pacific)

Joris Nieuwint

The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…

Sergeant York – Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed In WWI – Battle Scene

Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…

Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Sail Through Huge Waves During Massive Storm

Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However,…

1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire didn’t end with the 476 depositions of the Western Emperor Romulus or the Fall of Rome. It continued with solid momentum in…

“My plans are perfect” – 5 Victorian Generals Disastrously Promoted Beyond Their Abilities

Andrew Knighton

“Brains! I don’t believe in brains.” – Prince George, Duke of Cambridge and Commander-in-Chief of the British army until 1895. The “Peter Principle”, where people…