1,800-year-old Bullets Tell Story of a Roman Attack on Scottish Fort
Pity the defenders of a hilltop fort in southwest Scotland, attacked by the Roman army 1,800 years ago. Various missile weapons were used based on…
The First Navy Chaplain Killed at Pearl Harbor Returns Home, 75 Years Later
The remains of the first chaplain killed during World War II were returned home recently to Dubuque, Iowa. The Rev. Aloysius Schmitt died at Pearl…
The Heinkel He 177 Flaming Coffin, The German Heavy Dive Bomber The Luftwaffe Hated
The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was an aircraft doomed from the start of its inception. Its design was intrinsically flawed, its engines frequently caught…
Essential Facts: Four Of The Deadliest Battles of the 20th Century
The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient…
The Tide Turns On The Unstoppable Mongol Invasion
There are few military forces more infamous and renowned in history than the Mongolian armies of the 13th Century. They swept through Asia and into…
The Forgotten South Vietnamese Soldiers of the Vietnam War
April 30th, 1975, was the day that South Vietnamese veterans of the Vietnam War lost their country. That’s the day the North Vietnamese finally won…
Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958
The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…
The Axis Powers: How A Handful Of Individuals Changed The World
The Second World War was a transformative event in global history. More than a hundred million soldiers took part in the hostilities. Sixty to eighty…
How The British Won Their War At Home, With A Very British Weapon – Pies
Autumn 1940 was Britain’s darkest hour. Hitler had conquered Europe and was on the verge of conquering Britain. The US had yet to join the…
The Chaplain to a Polish Lancer Regiment in World War II, Who Died Of Natural Causes In Scotland
Father Karol Bik was stationed in the Arbroath area of Scotland with the 14thJazlowiecki Lancers Regiment, making him the chaplain for some of the first…
When The US Navy Came Of Age, Showing For The First Time What It Could Do
Sweat poured down the brows of eight American sailors, their white-knuckled fists gripping long oars. The bosun bellowed at them to pull for their lives…
Veterans From All-Black Aviation Unit On How They Overcame Racial Bias During WW2
Charles McGee was an accomplished World War II fighter pilot and Army Captain. Ten years later, he was unable to get a job as a…