Killed When Crash Landing His Damaged Bomber, Pilot Cyril Barton Managed To Saved His Entire Crew
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…
The Endless Historical Errors Made in the Pearl Harbor Movie
Few Americans and few around the world can forget the date of December 7th. On that day in 1941, Japanese soldiers conducted an incredible air…
The Totally Inept Nazi Saboteurs Sent To Terror Bomb the USA – Achieved Nothing
Although most people know Japanese soldiers invaded Alaska during World War II, most do not know Germany sent two groups of saboteurs to wreak havoc…
Remembering the Bataan Death March – April 9, 1942
“We’re the battling bastards of Bataan; No mama, no papa, no Uncle Sam. No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces, No pills, no planes,…
Missing both Legs, This RAF Fighter Ace Took out 22 Germans Planes, Then Escaped Multiple POW Camps
Life with amputated legs can prove difficult for even the most mundane of tasks require extra effort. But trying taking on the German Luftwaffe and…
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…
VC: Despite 72 Individual Wounds, RAF Pilot John Cruickshank Sank A U-Boat with Depth Charges
For leaders in combat, there exists a strange paradox, where they are to order their men towards very possibly death while simultaneously being inexplicably concerned…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition – The Legendary Army Chaplain Of Pearl Harbor
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition And – We’ll – All – Stay – Free! Desperate times call for desperate measures. When Pearl Harbor…
Amazing German Aviator Who Escaped From a British PoW Camp and Died Exploring A Patagonian Glacier
Gunther Plüschow was a man of singular talents, feats, and ambition. In the English-speaking world, we might have heard of his escape from a POW…
Medal of Honor, 3 Navy Crosses, and Highest Ship Kill Count for Submarine Commander in the Pacific Belong to Richard O’ Kane
The War in the Pacific was perhaps the last time that history has given us all-out open warfare between two mighty naval fleets on a…
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…
Little-Known Facts About the HBO Miniseries, ‘The Pacific’
The majority are likely already familiar with the fighting that took place in the Pacific Theater, but the 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific shines a…