Returning Home At Last – January Burial Of A Missing Army Major
The Department of Defence POW/MLA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that the remains of a serviceman, Army Maj. Jack D. Griffiths, 31, of San Diego,…
This Highly-Decorated American Hero Was Nearly Awarded A Third Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is America’s greatest military award for acts of valor. Nineteen people have received it twice. However, one man was about to…
The Unknown Soldiers of the Korean War – Innovative Technology Allows Identification
Another American soldier who lost his life in the Korean War has been identified and will be returned to his homeland for a funeral with…
Honored on her 100th Birthday – Pilot Who flew Spitfires and Bombers in WW2
Mary Ellis is one of the last surviving Air Transport Auxiliary pilots. She was surprised by a party in her honor at the Sandown Airport…
State of Emergency – Citizens Evacuated as 500lb WW2 Bomb discovered in Greece
70,000 people in the Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuated to allow experts to defuse a WWII-era bomb. The bomb was discovered by an excavation…
Battle of WWI merchant raiders: HMS Alcantara v SMS Greif
On February 27, 1916, the Norwegian cargo ship Rena steamed out of Cuxhaven on Germany’s North Sea coast. In peacetime, this would not have been…
The First Medal of Honor Recipient of WW2 Stood His Ground at Pearl Harbor
It is fitting in a war which would require inexplicable gallantry to win that it would begin with actions worthy of the nation’s highest military…
Battlefield Research on the Eastern Front – Amazing Metal Detector Finds – Relics of the Waffen-SS
At the end of WWII in 1945, being a Waffen-SS soldier was dangerous. Unlike Germany’s other armed forces, this branch was under the direct…
German Schwellenpflug – was used to completely destroy train tracks, great footage
This efficient device was used by German troops in the Soviet Union, destroying the railroad during an organized retreat. A railroad plough or Schwellenpflug is…
The most decorated Marine in United States history – Chesty Puller, American Hero
“Chesty” Puller is the most decorated Marine in United States history. Heroic service in Haiti, Nicaragua, the Second World War, and the Korean War earned…
Monsters of War – Australian Sentinel And Thunderbolt Tanks In WWII
The Australian tank industry is not something well-known to the wider public. The British Commonwealth country is famous for its military valor and engagement in…
13 Officials Who Hindered Britain’s Readiness for World War Two
In 1939, Britain was poorly prepared for war. Although some people in power had foreseen a conflict with Germany, others had not. For a range…