When Cadets At The US Air Force Academy Realized Their Janitor Was Medal Of Honor War Hero
Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…
An Unexpected Partnership in WW2: Nazi Germany and the Republic of China
Look at these photos – a Nazi German officer and Wehrmacht troops, right? Wrong. A quick first glance at these photos would have most military…
The Ship’s Cook Who Took Over A .50-Caliber Machine Gun To Fight The Japanese At Pearl Harbor
World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…
The Real Fury: Patton’s Disastrous 1945 Raid to Rescue His Son-in-Law
In February 1943, the U.S. Army had its first major engagement with the forces of Nazi Germany, ending with their disastrous defeat at the Kasserine…
‘Scarface’ – The Elite Nazi Commando Who Hitler Sent To Rescue Mussolini
Otto Skorzeny was one of Germany’s finest commandos. An engineer by profession, he tried to volunteer for the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), in the year…
He Was The Last Japanese WWII Soldier To Surrender – in 1974
World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. As for Southeast Asia and Oceania, peace only came several months later on September 2,…
“Soldier With Sad Eyes” Identified as World War I Hero
Lieutenant Frank Roberts, a Welsh soldier who was severely wounded at the First Battle of the Somme, had his image used in a music video…
3 Heroic Last Stands in Military History
The Battle of Thermopylae is the ultimate example of a heroic last stand. The few mighty warriors stood against hundreds of thousands of Persian troops,…
The Battle of the Somme’s Place in History
On July 1, 1916, at 7:30 am, the British infantry began their advance toward the trenches of the Germans. For the first few hours, eight…
American WWII Veteran Who Crewed B-26 Bombers Turns 100 Years Old
George Brienza once took cover in a foxhole on an English airbase, escaping the German rockets flying overhead. He wondered then if he’d ever get…
Single-Seater Early Biplane is Being Born Again in Ithaca, New York
The ‘Tommy’ was a single seater bi-plane built by the Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation of Ithaca, New York. This plane was designed by B. Douglas Thomas, an Englishman,…
‘Last Shipwreck’ from Great World Was One Naval Battle of Jutland Located Near Norway
The remains of the British warship HMS Warrior — the final shipwreck from the Battle of Jutland during the First World War — has been…