Saving Private Ryan: Surprising Facts About Spielberg’s Epic
Saving Private Ryan is considered by some to be one of the top 10 war films of all time. Steven Spielberg’s 1998 movie, starring Tom…
War Garbage: Philippines Threaten War with Canada over Trash
Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, has threatened a war against Canada. At the core of the diplomatic tension is trash. Over 100 shipping…
Grave Hunter Brings 70 Finnish War Dead Home From Russia For Burial
The egregious death toll of soldiers who lost their lives during the Second World War is staggering; millions of men in the Allied Forces died…
The Time 30,000 People Perished in a War Because of an Ear!
Despite the so-called Peace of Utrecht at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain and Spain frequently found themselves in conflict between…
150,000 Men, 900 Ships: Excavation Reveals Size of Antony & Cleopatra’s Fleet
In the years that followed, Antony was busy – he defeated the assassins who had despatched Caesar and later struck up a romance with the…
As Australian As Mascots Get: Kangaroos In WWI & WWII
Other uniquely Australian animals and birds were smuggled by troops to the Egyptian and other First World War fronts, such as wallabies, kookaburras, koalas, and…
We Band of Brothers: The Humble Heroism of Richard Winters and Easy Company
With only a single American life lost, Easy Company destroyed the German companies, taking out 50, wounding 100, and capturing another 11. The 2011 passing…
George H. W. Bush: Shot Down by the Japanese in WWII
He then parachuted out of the burning plane, hitting the tail with his forehead and tearing parts of his parachute. Among all the positions and…
The Celebrities who Fought for Their Country During WWII
Celebrities and war only seem to come together in the movies these days. However, after the outbreak of WWII, things were different. Both average people…
Living The Nightmare: A Virtual Tour Of Life On The Battlefield
It’s not possible to imagine the sights, sounds, and smells of war. Unless you’ve been there, you don’t know what it’s like to be knee-deep…
U-96 & The Incredible Tale Behind the Movie Das Boot
“We all wanted the boat to be successful and to sink as much as possible, regardless of our losses,” The myth of U-96 lives on…
Vietnam War Pilot Received MOH 5 Decades Later
He led a group of six helicopters into the fighting zone. The battle was still going on and the area was subject to heavy fire.…