World War 2 | War History

When An American Submarine Took Out a Japanese Troop Train and Much More in the Pacific in WW2

On the 22nd of January, 1945, 30 Japanese merchant ships sat in Namkwan Harbor, in Southern China. They felt safe in their well-defended home, surrounded…

Drone’s Eye View Of Top Gun Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger, On Its Way To Scrapyard

This is video footage shot using a drone that shows the USS Ranger on its way to be scrapped in Brownsville. This is very special…

Two Naval Destroyers Named After Decorated Second World War Veterans

Two United States Navy missile destroyers expected to enter service in 2023, will be named after World War II Medal of Honor recipients. One was…

Bodies of World War Two Soldiers Are Still being Discovered in Italy

Experts are being summoned to assist in determining the remains of a Second World War British soldier believed to have been blown up by a…

Locals Gathered Information on WWII Veterans in the Lead Up to ANZAC Day

Locals in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand, took on the challenge of gathering information and photographs of the 85 service people featured on their World War II…

Two American Heroes of World War II – A Pastor and his Wife

On Feb. 4, 1939, nearly a year after German troops marched into Czechoslovakia, an American couple left their picturesque Massachusetts home on a clandestine and…

How A Japanese Sub Sank Three Ships With One Salvo In WW2

Japan entered WWII with the most diverse submarine fleet of any nation. Some subs were capable of the fastest underwater speeds and were armed with…

Unexpectedly Shelled By The Canadian Army In WW2! English Rifle Range Remembers The War

Gilbert Saunders is the only one left from a group of men that served in the Home Guard at Steyning Rifle Range in 1944. Recently,…

Author Warns That WW2 Revisionist History Is Becoming Mainstream in Modern Croatia

British historian Rory Yeomans, who has delved into the historical Croatian fascist Ustasa movement, says he’s concerned about academics and politicians who want to rewrite…

The Spanish Double Agent In WW2 London Whose Wife Nearly Derailed D-Day!

To think that an argument between a husband and wife nearly derailed D-Day is almost unbelievable – but it’s true. Recently released secret files of…

After 70 Years Hidden In A Drawer, A German WW2-Era Rolex Has Been Sold For More Than £50,000

A unique German military watch which lay forgotten in a drawer in a house in Lanarkshire, Scotland for approximately 70 years generated more than £54,000…

On His First Mission, This American Air Force Misfit Saved His Plane And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was such a screw-up, he joined the US Army to avoid jail. He earned the nickname, “Snuffy Smith,” because no one…