A U-Boat captain and a US Coast Guard Cutter’s captain meet at the end of WWII
War is full of brief encounters. A sudden glimpse of the face of an enemy; the brief sighting of an enemy submarine; or seeing a wounded…
The Angels of Mons – How Religion Helped Boost The Morale Of British Troops In WW1
On 23rd of August, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was faced with its first real challenge ― the Battle of Mons. Before the battle, the…
Nazi Death Camp Guard brought to trial for crimes committed at Lublin-Majdanek
In an effort to right some of the wrongs done during the Holocaust German prosecutors have been working around the clock to try and bring…
“WW2’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails” – A new television series showcasing 4 daring escapes during WWII
Channel 4, the British public service television station, has created a new series showcasing four of the most amazing escapes undertaken by British prisoners of…
Irma Grese – The Blonde Beast of Birkenau and the Most Sadistic Woman in Nazi Germany
The atrocities committed by the Schutzstaffel, or SS guards, at Nazi death camps are well documented. Men like Josef Vogel, Gottfried Weise and Herman Wagner,…
Fox News Forced to Retract Story About Retired Navy Veteran Who Lied About Being a SEAL
Fox News ran a story on October 8, 2017, about John Garofalo, 72. He claimed to be an ex-Navy SEAL with several medals and decorations.…
With the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin on Two Grenades, and Waited
Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…
The Korean War – A Messy, Terrible Conflict In The 1950s, And We Still Feel The Effects Today
The Korean War was fought as a result of the Soviet Union moving into what is now North Korea and the United States moving into…
Colorful And Impressive – American Wartime Posters
Wartime relations can cause a country to get down – as we saw in the United States during Vietnam – to a point where a…
Battle Of Savo Island Pacific – A Brutal Battle Of Naval Forces In The Pacific Campaign In 1942
The Battle of Savo Island began on August 8th, 1942, and came to a close on August 9th, 1942. It was a brutal battle of…
The Tsar Bomba, The Biggest Bomb The World Has Ever Seen
Every aspect of the phrase, ‘weapons of mass destruction,’ applies to the Tsar Bomba. The weapon was the Soviet Union’s rebuttal to the United States…
Hit By Shrapnel Which Almost Tears Off His Arm, Pries His Own Grenade From Now Useless Hand And Throws It At The Enemy
Senator Daniel Inouye served in the United States Senate from 1963 until his death in 2012. At the time of his death, he was America’s…