Five Facts: A Feature Of Battlefields For Hundreds Of Years To The Present Day – Mortars (Watch)
For hundreds of years, some form or another of mortar weapons have been used in warfare, but it was many, many years before Sir Wilfred…
The Picture Has Become Iconic, But The Battle In this Fallujah House Was Legendary
Every war has its iconic pictures that will forever resonate in the minds of the public and most certainly of the men who fought it. …
11 Dakotas Taking Off – For Fans Of The C-47, This Must Be One Of The Best Moments In War Movie History (Watch)
A Bridge Too Far is one of those movies which everyone should see, and this is the most epic scene of the movie. Watching the…
Three Amazing Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War
Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…
The Project to Bring Penicillin to WWII Troops – It Changed Warfare And The World
Almost 75 years ago, US academic, commercial, nonprofit, and government institutions worked together to provide penicillin to troops serving in World War II. It was…
US Representative Holds Roundtable To Discuss Recognition Of Filipino Veterans From WW2
Tulsi Gabbard, US Representative from Hawaii, recently held a roundtable to inform leaders of the Hawaiian Filipino community of the progress she’s had getting a…
For Desperately Holding Out Near Arnhem, This Heroic Soldier Was Awarded the Victoria Cross
In an early attempt to gain a foothold across the Rhine in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden which turned out to be what…
Orde Wingate: Daring, Eccentric, and Unconventional, a Fascinating Fighter in World War Two
Orde Wingate was a British officer who served in colonial territories and World War II, reaching the rank of Major General before his death on…
WWII Veteran Glider Pilot Has Special Bond His Best Friend And ‘Bodyguard’
Leonard Stevens is a World War II veteran glider pilot. To hear his story, you have to learn the story of the woman he refers…
The Oldest Survivor Of The Infamous Bataan Death March Has Died At The Noble Age Of 105
Albert Brown was told by his doctor that he wouldn’t live to see his 50th birthday. The strain of years spent in a Japanese labor…
Retired US Warship Burgled For No Apparent Reason In Quincy, Massachusetts
Nothing is sacred it seems, not even a retired U.S. Navy cruiser, the USS Salem, laid down in 1945, at the tail end of the…
Dutch Bakery Doubles As A Museum Of Nazi Memorabilia
Sonnemans is a small, attractive bakery in Haamstede, Netherlands. There, you can buy a fresh loaf while perusing their collection of World War II helmets.…