The United States Navy’s First Submarine – Lost at Sea
The USS Alligator was the first known submarine of the United States Navy. But it wasn’t the first American submarine. That was the “Turtle,” a…
Army Not Amending War Hero’s Record
Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley will not have his military records amended by US Army officials. There are discrepancies in his records that call into…
Roland Freisler – Hitler’s Screaming Nazi Judge
Nazi Germany perverted every democratic institution that was supposed to uphold the rule of law and ensure the people of Europe’s most powerful nation were…
11 Battles of the Creek Indian War in Early 19th-Century America
Battles do not have to be vast to be significant. The Creek Indian War, which took place from 1813 to 1814, was a hard fought…
This 92-Year Old Pacific War Veteran Has A Powerful Message For The Young People Of America
Retired Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin is a man on a mission, and that mission is to speak to young people across America about…
20 Gut Wrenching Images Of Kids of War
Wars are always started by the adults, but not only adults take part. War does not spare anyone, so armed kids aren’t a rare occurrence.…
Why the Rosenbergs Were Executed
On April 5th, 1951, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. He called them traitors who put “into the hands of the…
Polish Officials Clash With World Jewish Congress Over Comments About WWII War Crimes
The World Jewish Congress, which is a worldwide organization of Jewish communities, was critical of remarks made by Polish Education Minister Anna Zalewska and the…
Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards
Up until 1942, guards at concentrations camps within Adolf Hitler’s Empire were primarily male. That all changed in 1942 when the first female guards were appointed…
Ambitious Restoration of a C-47 to be filmed as a documentary
“Let me help, let me help”; this unusual message was received by David Kingshott from Paul Matraves in response to a post on an aviation…
How A Crossword Puzzle Nearly Spelled The End For D-Day
To end WWII in Europe, the Allies planned a massive assault on Normandy, France, in 1944. Over 5,000 ships, 1,200 planes, and almost 160,000 men…
The Man Who Saved the World From Nuclear Destruction
The Man Who Saved the World from Nuclear Destruction Remember, remember the 26th of September, when the unknown man becomes a defender. That could be…