To The German Commander: Nuts – The Siege of Bastogne
The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…
Cold War Nuclear Bunker for Sale
In 1953 the British Government arranged for a 100-foot deep hole to be dug, placed a layer of shale 20 feet deep on the bottom…
Admiral Nelson’s decisive victory over the French at Alexandria
Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, the rising star of the British Royal Navy, had been pursuing the fleet of the French Republic around the Mediterranean for the…
En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer
There is truly no way to quantify who might be the worst crew in US Naval History, but the men of the USS William D.…
After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals
In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…
Convair B-36 Peacemaker – The Billion Dollar Blunder?
Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda picture produced by the U.S. Signal Corps highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the…
FUSAG: Patton’s D-Day Army That Didn’t Exist
An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…
Lt. Presley O’Bannon, the Marine Corps Mameluke Sword, and the Shores of Tripoli Before It Was a Hymn
One can say many things about the United States Marine Corps, but one can’t say that these mighty warriors of the modern era do not…
House Passes Bill to allow Female WWII Pilots (WASPS) to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
On Tuesday, the House passed a bill to allow female WWII pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Rep. Martha McSally, R-AZ, sponsored the…
Single Combat At The Siege of Bayonne, 1131AD
Pedro de Lara was bored. His had lived a full life, a life of personal pride and skill at arms, of politics, wine and of…
Invading Okinawa, The Biggest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of the Second World War which started on April…
Korean Soldier Fought in Pacific, Eastern Front, and D-Day for Axis and Allies and 3 Separate Countries
Many men have the honor of saying they fought for their country in the global struggle known as World War 2. However, not many men…