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Five Key Events Leading to the Surrender of Axis Forces in Tunisia During WWII

David Herold

It takes serious planning and organization to carry out any major operations in a war zone effectively. For the Allied forces, the many operations and battles…

Mayaguez Incident, The Last Battle of the Vietnam War, 3 Marines Were Left Behind And Executed

When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…

6 Assassination Attempts on Hitler

While Adolf Hitler garnered much approval in his early days of leadership, many Germans soon began to see the folly of keeping such a man…

The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross Twice

Jeff Edwards

When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…

This Gigantic Submarine Factory Couldn’t Even Be Destroyed By The 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb

Erich Friedrich Michael Lackner is considered to be one of the most influential engineers of the last century. He developed a revolutionary type of concrete…

The Attack on the Spy Ship USS Liberty – When Israel Attacked America

Waqas Ali

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Israel had established itself as a force to be reckoned with and a state that was here to stay. The…

MUST SEE!! Dug Up On A WWII Battlefield – You Won’t Believe What They Found Inside

Russian volunteers who go out and metal detect on WWII battlefields. This is one of the cooler finds but they have found hundreds of weapons,…

Adolf Eichmann, the Evil Architect of the Holocaust in WW2

Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust, became an infamous figure after his heavily publicized trial and execution in Israel in 1962.…

Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel’s Last Victory?

Colin Fraser

In late January and throughout February 1943, American troops had their first major engagements with German forces in World War II in Tunisia. It really…

Incredibly Sad Rare German First World War Footage – In Color

This is a collection of rare WWI footage. In the video, you’ll see German soldiers march through the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, confident that the war will be…

The Pals Battalions: Comradeship and Tragedy in the First World War

Few stories better exemplify the spirit of the First World War than that of the Pals battalions. These British units embodied comradeship, courage, unwavering national…

Medal of Honor: Lt. Hibbs Was Killed Charging 2 Machine Guns to save A Wounded Soldier

Jeff Edwards

The most important elements of military combat leadership could be described as mission accomplishment followed by troop welfare.  Were they in the opposite order a…