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Next Stop: Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach – Amazing Color Pictures of the 2nd Rangers embarking in Weymouth

Almost Seventy-two years on, we look back at the time thousands of US Rangers were loaded up and shipped out from Weymouth, destination: Pointe Du…

While His Maniac Brother was Busy Killing Jews, Albert Göring Worked Tirelessly to Save Them

What would happen to your family should one of your siblings join a deadly political beast? If you were a member of the Göring family…

D-Day: This Drone Footage Follows The Route Of The Gliders That Landed 50 Yards From Pegasus Bridge

On the night prior to D-Day, as part of the invasion of Normandy by the Allied Division, 181 men from the Glider Infantry (British 6th…

Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refused Medical Attention Before Making His Report

During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…

5 Fast Facts – Bringing the USA Into The War – Japan Attacks America At Pearl Harbor (Watch)

Five Things about the attack on Pearl Harbor that may be new to you, we start with two and the rest follows in the video.…

Firing The Hugely Powerful German MG42 Machine Gun (Watch)

MG42 Machine Gun

This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…

Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer

War History Online Presents this Guest Article By Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman – Check Out His Website! In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll…

“American Eagles” – Review by Mark Barnes

Here is another impressive book in this mercurial series from Pen & Sword. This time, we benefit from the knowledge of Tony Holmes, one of…

The Woman Who Smuggled Over 2,500 Jewish Kids Out Of the Warsaw Ghetto In Suitcases or Medical Bags

During WWII, Irena Sendlerowa, a Catholic Polish social worker, saved 2,500 Jewish children from death. That’s more than Oscar Schindler managed with 1,200. Though recognized…

Amazing Video Blends Drone Footage Of WW2 Crossroads Battlefield With Scenes From ‘Band Of Brothers’ (Watch)

Watch a Band of Brothers episode and have a close look at the site of one of the most famous battles from an entirely new…

Know Your Ally – This Is How American Soldiers Were Prepared For Life In Britain (Watch)

In order to overcome cultural differences, the United States War Department and Signal Corps produced a series of documentaries that compared US citizens and their…

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 –…