Massive Towers, Unbreakable Walls, Terrifying Siege Engines – This Was The Hundred Years War
As the sun rises over the battlefield, a column of knights gallops towards the assembled infantry. Banners flutter and arrows hurtle through the air as…
The Top 5 Mysterious Most Valuable World War Two Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)
Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…
Crazy WW2 Conspiracy Theories: Hitler Survived and Went Treasure Hunting In Brazil!
It is 1945, and the end of WWII is near. Adolf Hitler is in his bunker alongside his wife, Eva Braun, on April 30th, 1945.…
Welshman Ron Jones Was The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz
Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he…
The Last Big Tank Battle of the 20th Century
Their mission was not complicated, but it would not be easy to accomplish; they were charged with blocking the Iraqi retreat routes out of Kuwait…
World War II Female WASP Pilot: Proud to Serve Her Country
Larned, Kansas, native Lucile Doll Wise knows better than most what Women’s History Month – she was part of history, during WW II. Wise was…
World War Two: The Long Struggle for New Guinea
When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…
10 Great Feats Of Wartime Engineering
The career of the military engineer may not have the glamor of the fighter pilot or samurai warrior, but throughout the history of warfare, battlefields…
Operation Michael: Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived
By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…
The Persian Thermopylae: Alexander’s Fight Through the Pass at Persepolis Almost Cost Him His Empire
The Battle of the Persian Gate is not well-known, despite it being almost identical to the Greek stand at Thermopylae, only with reversed sides. A…
Two WW2 Planes Collided Over Australia, Then The Pilot Who Saved Them Was Punished!
In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…
Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight
The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,…