Vietnam Green Beret Had 37 Separate Bullet, Bayonet, & Shrapnel Wounds & Still He Carried On Fighting
Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite…
Fighting Filipinos: Philippine Resistance Against the Japanese Occupation
Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines during the Second World War? Well, they certainly defeated the American and Filipino forces following the fighting that…
With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor
The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine. While one could find many examples from…
10 Iconic WWII Aerial Photos Then and Now
With the aid of Google Earth, we have revised 10 iconic Second World War locations that were immortalised in aerial photographs. Cologne Cathedral 1944 /…
12 Little Known Facts about WWI
The Great War may have fascinated us with its bloody bloodbaths and trench warfare, but these 12 little-known facts about tell us that there was more…
The 4 Month Long Battle for Support Station Ripcord
FSB Ripcord Quad 50 1970- photo by Jack Wilhite 2/506 The Vietnam War was coming to its bitter end for the US Army by 1970…
Jihad with US-Arms – The Soviet–Afghan War
The moment the Soviet Union inserted itself in the Afghan Civil War, they started a domino-like spiral of violence that continues even to this day…
The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen
The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen was born on 2 May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at the age…
Rommel’s Last Battle in North-Africa – Costly Failure At Medenine
The hot Tunisian sun beat down on the steel of tanks and armoured personnel carriers, planes strafed the artillery positions and the tracks of tanks…
As a 16 Year Old Kid, Young Jack Faced Off with the German Fleet and Was Awarded the Victoria Cross
It is estimated that up to one-third of British Sailors in World War I was under the age of 18. Many lied about their age…
With Suicidal Courage, Commander Ernest Evans Took on 4 Japanese Battleships near Leyte, With 3 Destroyers
Just as they were heading into action having witnessed the overwhelming enemy fleet ahead of them, it is reported that Commander Ernest Evans of the…
Operation Michael Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived
By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…