In WW2, The British Fought To Capture The Island Of Madagascar From The French
When most people think of World War II and the wide array of geographical spots the war reached, they don’t generally think of Madagascar. However,…
His Religion Drove Him To Try To Oppose The Nazi Party From Within
A devout Christian, he joined the Nazi regime and then later tried to oppose it. When that did not work, he hatched a new plan…
A Powerful Tribute – Snoopy And Charlie Brown Honoring D-Day Sacrifice (Watch)
This amazing cartoon is called “What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? A Tribute.” It’s an animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by…
Breathtaking Drone Footage Flying Over The First World War Battlefields Of Verdun
In this Drone footage by Gauthier Lefebvre we will take a look at battle for Verdun as we’ve never seen it before. We fly over trenches, inside…
A Concentration Camp Jacket And The Story Of A Holocaust Survivor
Jillian Eisman realized the significance immediately of the blue gray striped jacket when she saw the item priced at two dollars. She knew exactly what…
Fire In Warfare: Seven Devastating Incendiary Weapons From Military History
Fire has played a devastating part in the history of war. Even when not weaponized, it could be unleashed during pillaging of towns, leading to…
This True Leader Stormed Multiple Japanese Machine Guns In Burma Until Mortally Wounded
Oxford scholar and founder of a literary magazine are just a couple of honors to which a young man might aspire and find himself on…
Nerves of Steel – Pilot Waits Until The Very Last Second To Eject From Burning Harrier (Watch)
After an uneventful mission over Afganistan, two Harrier Jump jets came in to land back at Kandahar. Because it was very busy they were told…
10 Great Feats Of Wartime Engineering
The career of the military engineer may not have the glamor of the fighter pilot or samurai warrior, but throughout the history of warfare, battlefields…
Marlborough’s March To The Danube And Battle Of Blenheim
The Duke of Marlborough is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in British history. Though he is famed for his battlefield successes,…
Take A Flight In The De Havilland Mosquito – The Wooden Wonder (Watch)
Nicknamed “The Wooden Wonder,” the de Havilland Mosquito was a WWII front-line aircraft built almost entirely of wood. Very few aircraft were designed with this…
The 1st Duke of Marlborough: Maybe The Biggest Ego In Military History
The Duke of Marlborough has a reputation as one of the greatest commanders in British and even world history. A son of minor gentry he…