10 Facts about the German defeat at Verdun (1916)
By February 1916, the German advance into France had long since ground to halt, there was little movement on long front line and the conflict…
Having a Heil of a Laugh, German Soldiers Having Some Fun #5 is more than funny
Boys will be boys, especially in war so here are some of the pictures the propaganda ministry would rather have were never made! Hot Seat!…
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…
Marine Sergeant With Near Suicidal Courage, Was Awarded TWO Medals of Honor And Nominated For a Third!
On 10 June 1918, during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 44-year-old Marine Corps First Sergeant Dan Daly, armed with a pistol and hand grenades, single-handedly…
Matt Urban: The Greatest Soldier in American History!! But you’ve never heard of him, right?
If a man earns seven Purple Hearts and lives to talk about it, he could either be described as one of the luckiest men alive…
Albert Speer, The Ambitious Young Architect Who Rose To Prominence Within The Nazi Party
In 1931, a young, ambitious architect named Albert Speer attended a Nazi rally in Berlin. Perhaps he was truly captivated by the message of the…
Padre Foote Stayed Behind After The Dieppe Fiasco & Was The Only Canadian Chaplain To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross
It is hard to imagine a soldier retreating from a position of certain safety for the explicit purpose of getting captured, but that is exactly…
Helicopter Pilot Who Stopped My Lai Massacre Was Called A Traitor In America & Almost Court-Martialed
On 16 March 1968, Hugh Thompson, Jr., Glenn Andreotta, and Lawrence Colburne did their best to protect Vietnamese civilians from being slaughtered. In return for their…
How Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl Tricked His Captors by Playing a Fool and Memorized the Names Of 256 POWs Of His Camp
Learn how very convincing Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl was at acting his “stupidly stupid” character while at the hands of his Vietnamese captors leading…
9 Reasons Poland Fell So Quickly in 1939
As dawn rose on 1 September 1939, a German army swept across the border into Poland. Already tense, European politics would now descend into the…
64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne
With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs. However,…
8 Things You Need To Know About The Iwo Jima Landings
The Battle of Iwo Jima was more than just another strategic island fight in the US military’s struggle with Imperial Japan during World War Two. It…