Shooting The Tommy Gun, An American Classic – From 30s Gangster Movies to WW2 (Watch)
Black and white gangster movies from the 1930’s were, and still are, hugely popular. The weapon of choice in these movies is almost always the…
The Great Military Men Who Inspired The Young Napoleon Bonaparte
From an early age, Napoleon Bonaparte showed the ambition and intelligence that would eventually make him the emperor of half of Europe. As a child,…
Disturbing Memories of World War Two – An American Veteran Remembers the Execution of Nazis
One second they were there, the next they were gone. Such is the memory of World War II veteran Herbert McClure, who while waiting for…
Defying and Outwitting The Nazis in WW2: A Very Sharp Pair of Heroes
There are so many unsung WWII heroes and heroines of whom we never hear, so it is fortunate for us that a high school student,…
The Soviet Pilot Who Stole a MiG, Downed It In Japan, and Demanded to Join the Japanese
On September 6, 1976, a Soviet military jet landed at the airfield in Hakodate, Japan. The runway wasn’t long enough, so the jet actually plowed…
United States Navy Is Upgrading Its Amphibious Operations
The United States Navy has nearly finished construction of its first two recent, high-tech ship-to-shore connectors for maritime operations designed to move greater numbers of…
Hitler’s Island Beach Resort in Germany Opens for Vacationers
The island of Rügen, Germany, has a three-mile-beach resort that was built by Adolf Hitler. Part of that resort is now a luxury holiday destination.…
Airmen Pitch In To Help Restore Historic WW2 Bunker and Repaint Sherman Tank
Men from the USAF 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base have been helping to restore portions of a WWII bunker at Fort Aubin…
Hitler’s “Wolf’s Lair” As It Is Today – The Military Headquarters for the Eastern Front (Pictures & Video)
The Wolf’s Lair, or the in German Wolfsschanze, was one of many Fuhrer’s Headquarters located near the Eastern Front. Adolf Hitler did not want to repeat…
Notorious Nazi Julius Streicher – The Evil Voice Of Anti-Semitism
The notorious Nazi Party member, Julius Streicher, wasn’t part of the military nor did he participate in the planning of the Holocaust. Nevertheless, on the…
The History of Armored Trains And Why They Are Now A Thing Of The Past
Armored trains are a relic of the past by today’s standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged…
Must-See Historical War Items To See At The Smithsonian
The Smithsonian National Museum of History is a treasure trove of historical items, from not only every war in American history, but every time period,…