The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918
By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…
The Battle of the Bulge: A Doomed And Desperate Gamble At The End Of World War Two
A desperate gamble by a struggling army, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to end the Second World War on terms…
10 Deadliest Snipers Of World War II
Highly trained and deadly, snipers are and have been an important aspect of warfare. The term, however, first came into use in British India in…
Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost
The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no…
The Heroic US Coast Guard Who Gave His Life To Save His Shipmates During A Desperate Rescue In WW2
US Coast Guard Cutter Comanche left Boston in January 1943. She made contact with her convoy on the 29th and proceeded as scheduled. It was…
The Disastrous Attack Which Led To George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand
George Armstrong Custer is one of the most infamous figures in American military history. A cavalry commander whose style was based on instinct and showmanship…
Hair-Raising Moment When Soldier’s Beret Is Accidently Shot Off During Honor Salute (Watch)
It almost turned into a tragedy. Just a few inches saved the life of this soldier, or at least his saved him from serious injury…. yet…
Eye Witness Account: D-Day Omaha Beach Survivor Tells His Story (Watch)
When 160,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the bloodiest of the fights faced by the Allies was the battle…
Amazing Drone Footage – The USS Alabama From The Air – A Very Impressive Battleship (Watch)
The USS Alabama (BB-60) is a South Dakota Class Battleship, launched on April 16, 1942. It served during World War II in both the Pacific…
Original WW2 Footage – Massive 72 Ton Jagdtiger Tanks Surrender In Germany, 1945 (Watch)
The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…
5 Secret Military Bases Hidden In Unbelievable Places (Watch)
A missile base buried under the ice, mysterious Japanese submarine bases in Mexico, a Nazi weather station in Canada, a secret Japanese WWII town in…
Belgian Group Searches For The Family Of A WWII Gunner
A Belgian citizen is asking for assistance to locate the relatives of a Carmarthen man killed at Mol, Belgium. He died when the Lancaster in…