Facts And Pictures: Bloody Battle For The Bridge Over The Rhine At Remagen In WW2, March 1945
On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…
A War for Lost Glory – The Falklands War, 1982
The Falklands War is looked back on by many as a foregone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, and it resulted in a clear British victory. But…
Amazing WWII Color Pictures – Flying Tigers! P-40 Tomahawk!
If you are asked to think of World War II fighters you might very well imagine planes with sharp noses and shark’s faces. You might…
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…