Five Hidden War Messages That Weren’t Found Until Much, Much Later
Messages from the front lines of war or from soldiers currently fighting were, and still are, sent home on a regular basis. Some of these…
Flying Tigers Veteran Glen Beneda Never Forgot How The Chinese Saved His Life, Nor Did They Forget Him
When the US entered WWII, many believed they’d lose because Japanese victories kept piling up at America’s expense. Historians claim that the Battle of Midway…
Battle of Khe Sanh May Have Been The Cause Of The Tet Offensive’s Success
Not only was the Battle of Khe Sanh one of the longest and bloodiest confrontations of the Vietnam War, it also kept American focus away…
This Amazing Corsair Display Shows Why The Japanese Feared The “Whistling Death”
What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out by watching this informative video. The Corsair was…
Battle of Wake Island – All Those Who Surrendered Were Tortured, 98 Were Machine-Gunned
Before the threat of war in the Pacific and the outbreak of World War II, Wake Island was a stopping off point for vacationers aboard…
Some Survivors Of The Pearl Harbor Attacks Choose To Return There At The End Of Their Lives
The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship which was built for and by the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. She was named in honor…
Teenage Letters Reveal the Queen Mother’s Innocent Crush on a WW1 Soldier
A set of six letters exchanged towards the end of WWI between Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who would later marry Prince Albert, Duke of York, and…
In the Trash – Berlin Wall Sections Found in German Landfill
When the Berlin Wall came down, some sections were left standing to commemorate the German nation’s 44-year long division that followed WWII. A reporter was…
At Last, This Civil War Veteran Will Receive a Proper Military Funeral
Jewett Williams was a soldier in the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. He died in 1922 in a mental institution in Oregon, was…
Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…
20 WWII Jeep Facts Every Jeep Owner Should Know
World War II saw the creation of one of America’s most beloved vehicles, the Jeep. Now primarily produced for consumer use, the Jeep was once…
How The Dutch Royal Family Was Evacuated To Britain In May 1940 Using The Bank’s Armored Car And a Destroyer
Despite tensions between Britain and the Netherlands over territorial disputes in South Africa, things changed when Germany invaded the latter in 1940. Shortly after, the…