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The Real War Daddy – Destroyed 12 Tanks and 258 Armoured Vehicles in 81 Days

World War II saw the emergence of tank Aces who became famous for their incredible milestones at the war front. Among the most widely recognized…

Top 7 Allied Mistakes In Europe During WWII

Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…

Killed When Crash Landing His Damaged Bomber, Pilot Cyril Barton Managed To Save His Entire Crew

Jeff Edwards

No one would have questioned Cyril Barton had he turned around and headed back for England.  He and his crew had just been shot to…

4 Improvised Weapons used in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising

The invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 marked the beginning of the Second World War. Polish people had a long history of occupation and…

The Day a Typhoon Nearly Wiped Out the US Third Fleet

The United States Third Fleet was working in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, carrying out air raids on Japanese airfields, when it found itself…

Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the Gestapo, Who Hitler Called “The Man with the Iron Heart”

Few men in all of human history have been responsible for such monstrous acts as Reinhard Heydrich. The head of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police,…

A Rumble in the Jungle: The Secret Story of Force 136

By Catherine Clement Curator, Chinese Canadian Military Museum There are not many WWII stories that ended up advancing the civil rights of an entire community.…

The Best & Weirdest U.S. Propaganda Posters from WWI and WWII

Every country with a major involvement in World War I and II produced war propaganda posters. The U.S. alone produced hundreds of different posters with…

7 Surprising Facts About the HBO Miniseries The Pacific

You may already be familiar with the Pacific War – but The Pacific, a 2010 miniseries produced by HBO, is a media event that can…

Did You Know? Richard Bong, USA’s Ace of Aces, Was Killed in A Test Flight

The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…

Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures

Not everyone was happy when the First World War ended, and it was not just the Germans, who were severely punished for their role in…

Killing The Fuhrer: The Many Attempts on Hitler’s Life Before WWII

One of the most hated men in the history of humanity survived many attempts on his life during his 12-year reign. Even though Adolf Hitler…