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Admiral Kimmel: The Scapegoat of Pearl Harbor – The Man Who Opened the Door for the Japanese Attack

Jeff Edwards

There have been few American military disasters that could ever rival what took place on December 7, 1941. The United States would see over 2400…

General George Kenney, Master Aviator and American War Hero Who Fought In Both World Wars

David Herold

Every soldier who puts his life on the line is a true hero. However, some amazing souls go the extra mile and really reach for…

When SS Troops Massacred Over 600 French Villagers in Oradour-sur-Glane

Colin Fraser

On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped the multiple charges of murder and accessory to murder against an 88-year-old man named Werner…

The Lasting Effects Of The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The exact death toll of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not known. Reports say the total combined death toll of the…

“Deborah and the War of the Tanks 1917” – Review by Mark Barnes

When it comes to tanks this centenary year has been filled with highlights.  Back in February, I got to see the original plans of the…

Things Nearly Went Nuclear When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank

In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…

Henry Johnson, Known as the “Black Death” – America’s First World War Hero

Colin Fraser

Henry Johnson was a World War I soldier who singlehandedly beat back a German assault while critically wounded. He was a great American hero and…

Operation Reservist: When The Allies Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers In WW2

After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…

Japanese Fire Balloons and the Tragic Tale of the Last WWII Casualties on US Soil

The Revolutionary and the Civil War tore North America apart, but the World Wars and most subsequent conflicts have been largely fought beyond its borders –…

Some of the Most Effective Melee Weapons of WWI, The Bayonet Was Not One of Them

WWI was a terrifying fusion of old and new. An infantryman might have a slower-firing bolt action rifle, or he could find himself behind a…

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…

Hobart’s Funnies – The Strange-Looking Tanks That Helped To Win On D-Day

The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…