US Marine Dog Lucca Awarded the World’s Highest Honor for Service Dogs for Heroism
Lucca, A US Marine German shepherd, was awarded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal for her heroism as a US Marine service dog…
Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix Rome’s Most Hated Persons
Rome hated a lot of people over the thousands of years it held power, so this list is far from comprehensive, feel free to add…
The Catalina Photo Album
This Dakota Hunter Blog shows you some rare photos of the Consolidated Catalina PBY before, during and after WWII. The Seaplane was a contemporary of…
WWII Stories: Fate of the Guernsey Man Who Punched German Soldier Finally Discovered . . . After 70 Years
The fate of Guernsey man Sidney Ashcroft was finally discovered 70 years after he got deported from his then Nazi-occupied home island for punching a…
28 Most Amazing Battle of Leyte Gulf Pictures You Have Not Seen Before!
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought from October 23-26 1944 and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It may well be…
The Rogue British Officer Who Broke All the Rules Founded the SAS and was Nicknamed by the Germans, “The Phantom Major”
If there hadn’t been a global war for survival taking place, Major David Stirling is the type of British Officer who would have been thrown…
Amazing pictures of Shot Down Luftwaffe Planes during the Battle of Britain
During the Battle of Britain, it is estimated that the Royal Air Force shot down 1887 German planes. Some planes crashed nose-first into the ground…
Gone Forever: The Last Flying Heinkel He 111 / CASA 2.111, Crashed in 2003 (Watch)
This footage gives you detailed views of the CASA 2.111 that was owned by the Commemorative Airforce. This craft was the only example left in…
A Look At Nazi Germany’s Love Of Heavy Tank Destroyers & Assault Guns
The tank destroyer is not really a tank, and an armored assault gun too is not really a tank. And that is the confusing part…
WWII B-26 Pilot Flew 75 Missions In The “Widow-maker”
Born in Brooklyn in 1921, Leon Leshay grew up in Massachusetts. He studied science at a Rhode Island college, where he had an opportunity to…
Outnumbered Ten To One – Rallying To The Flag Until The End
It was the 27th of July, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men…
82nd Airborne Division WWII Veteran still waiting for Medal of Honor
James Megellas has a room lined with military honors and awards. “You lead from the front, you command from the rear,” Megellas said. “If you’re…