Creating Hacksaw Ridge – An Incredible Set Built From Scratch For The Movie
To tell the authentic story of Desmond Doss, the conscientious objector awarded the Medal of Honour for rescuing 75 soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa,…
Newly Released Graphic WWII Footage Of Flamethrower Use Shows The Brutal Reality Of The War
Evidence of just how brutal World War II could be is still coming to light 70 years after it ended. Video footage of the Australian…
Shocking Footage Of Nukes Being Tested On Marines (Watch)
The most terrible weapon ever created is, of course, the nuclear bomb. During the Second World War, both the Allies and Nazi Germany were working…
Letters Give A Glimpse Of Second World War Life From A Different Perspective
American Second World War veteran Army Sergeant Donald Kimple had many stories he could’ve told based on his unique experiences as personal secretary to the…
The American WWII Veteran Who Befriended The Toddler Next Door – The Pair Became An Online Sensation
Erling Kindem, a World War II veteran from Farmington, Minnesota, became an internet sensation when he developed a friendship with the toddler that lived next door.…
Female WW2 Spy Who Kept Her Wartime Work Secret For Fifty Years Is Honored At Last
Wives do not always tell their husbands everything. In the case of Becky White she had a good reason not to. She had been a…
5 Facts – The Famous Civil War General Of The American South – Stonewall Jackson (Watch)
While the most famous Southern general of the American Civil War was undoubtedly Robert E Lee, another man who came close behind him was Thomas…
Arab Women Shame Their Fleeing Men Back Towards the Fight At The Battle of Yarmouk
Most people are familiar with the general history of the Arab expansion after the death of Mohammad. The Arabs didn’t sit idly in Saudi Arabia,…
The Roman Army Is Not Mysterious – Here Are Five Ways Modern Historians Gain Their Knowledge
Given the circumstances, we know an amazing amount about the ancient Roman army. Over 1500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire fell, we…
When A Bloody Medieval War Was Fought Because Of A Bucket Full of Treasure
In 1325, two armies clashed near what is today the Italian town of Castello di Serravalle in the region of Emilia-Romagna. It was a huge…
What A Blast – Firing The Amazingly Powerful WW2 German PAK-40 Anti-Tank Gun
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
Firing The Popular Thompson Submachine Gun – Full Auto (Watch)
Black and white gangster movies from the 1930s were, and still are, hugely popular. The weapon of choice in these movies is almost always the…