Joachim Peiper’s Atrocities Against Allied Troops: When Intimidation Failed
The forces of Nazi Germany are infamous for the atrocities they committed. The SS, who played a dual role, both acting as frontline troops and…
Pictures – General Rommel And The Afrika Korps
The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent…
Captured German Tanks and Equipment dump in Normandy
This massive dump of captured or destroyed German equipment lies near Isigny-sur-Mer on the crossroads of the D196 and the D203 in the direction of Lison, east…
How Napoleon Managed His Vast Armies
The wars fought by Napoleon Bonaparte were like nothing that had ever come before. His armies were vast in scale and constant in their activity,…
The Slave Who Stole A Confederate ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House
In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he…
Ticking Time Bombs? The Mines At Messines – Over 1 Million Tons of Explosives – 20 Detonated, 5 Remain, Waiting
In 1917, the world was engulfed in war. For the first time, the economics of industry had been applied to warfare on a huge scale.…
Israel to Replace Tank Being Returned by Russia
In 1982, Syrian forces seized a tank from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the First Lebanon War. The Magach tank, based on the US tank…
200 Attend World War II Veteran’s Funeral Who Had No Relatives
91-year-old Serina Vine died May 21st with no living relatives. She never married or had children. For a year of her life, she was homeless.…
The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918
By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…
7 Types of Medieval Armor – From Quilted Cloth to Full Steel Plate
More than any other artifact of war, armor dominates visual images of medieval Europe. From the chainmail carefully stitched onto each warrior in the Bayeux…
Breathtaking Drone Footage Flying Over The First World War Battlefields Of Verdun
In this Drone footage by Gauthier Lefebvre we will take a look at battle for Verdun as we’ve never seen it before. We fly over trenches, inside…
Luck & Death – Superstitions In The Military
Superstitions have been around since the early days of humanity, so it is not surprising that military men have often conjured up superstitious beliefs themselves.…