White Rose: The German Anti-Nazi Activists Beheaded in 1943
Across Germany and especially in Munich, the city where they were most active, people remember and honor, by naming streets, monuments, even a top literary…
After Decades, a Pilot is Reunited With His Helmet Abandoned After Being Shot Down In Vietnam
James Randall was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 as he was leading a routine mission to destroy a bridge in a border town…
11 Facts You Never Knew About Medieval Warhorses
The warhorse was a vital part of the European medieval military machine. Cavalry charges by heavily armoured knights made horseback attacks a terrifying part of…
Hitler’s Forgotten War on Black Germans
Nazi propaganda photo depicts friendship between an “Aryan” and a black woman. The caption states: “The result! A loss of racial pride.” Germany, prewar. —…
The Beginning of the Spy Alliance between the U.S. and Britain
A single clandestine meeting three-quarters of a century ago ultimately led to the allying of British and U.S. spy agencies – an alliance that persists…
Last Member Of Bedford Boys, Has Died
Alan Huddleston, 96, was a proud infantryman and a Southern gentleman who went to join his comrades in that great barracks in the sky on…
World’s Last BTD-1 Destroyer Finds a New Museum Home
Of the 28 BTD-1 Destroyer warplanes that were manufactured during World War II, there is exactly one left in existence. And it’s not in terrific…
Stubby the War Dog: Would Warn About Gas, Saved Countless Lives, Earned a Purple Heart, Was Promoted To Sergeant
Much of America grew up on tales of Lassie and his ability to let humans know when a small child has fallen down a mine…
Warsaw Uprising: The Heroic Last Stand of the Polish Home Army
Throughout the Second World War, the people of Poland were stuck between Germany and their old enemy, the Soviet Union. In September 1939, the country…
Leaving No Man Behind, Bennie Adkins Missed the Evacuation Helicopter and Helped a Team Evade Capture in the Jungles of Vietnam for Over 48 Hours
To be perfectly honest, one can’t be sure how to write a headline for the Medal of Honor actions displayed by Command Sergeant Major Bennie…
Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold
The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…
To Hell and Back: 10 Interesting facts about Audie Murphy
One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…