Guest Blogger Dan Snow – Dunkirk: Day by Day – 27 May 1940 (Watch)
76 years ago today – Operation Dynamo was underway. However the evacuation at Dunkirk was made increasingly difficult by the German Luftwaffe who pounded Dunkirk…
A Staggering 1,085 WWII Airmen Died in the Netherlands and Remain Missing
Dutch broadcaster NOS and other war experts have conducted research that supports a claim that says upwards of 1,085 airmen remain missing in the Netherlands.…
Many Australian Soldiers Died in the Battle of Pozieres; It is Time to Honor Them
One of the bloodiest battles in World War I took place in the small French village of Pozieres. Records show that almost as many Australians…
A Soldier’s Grave Uncovered From The Civil War
Within Osceola County an unexpected and historic grave marker from the Civil War era has been uncovered. The community is going to put together something…
British Adventurer Crashes Vintage Biplane in Arizona
Tracey Curtis-Taylor, a 54-year-old British adventurer, was flying her World War II vintage biplane across the U.S. when it crashed in the Arizona Desert. She…
What if the Teutoburg Disaster Didn’t Happen?
“What if” history questions can be a divisive. Some view them as an exercise in futility, a place where no serious historians should go. Others…
Le Paradis – Where the SS Murdered 97 British Prisoners on May 27th 1940
In 1940, members of the British military were slaughtered – after they had surrendered to German forces. Two survived, but no one believed their story.…
Helicopter Door Gunners are Awesome – Aerial Gunnery in Modern Huey (Watch)
Watch the Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303 in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter give close air support as part of a training exercise on February…
Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, widely known as Monty, was the foremost British commander of the Second World War. Popular with his troops, he was less…
We Were Soldiers: Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley – Veteran of WWII, Korea & Vietnam
Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant…
3 Times In History When Discretion Was The Better Part of Valor
In war, standing and fighting in an unfavorable battle is certainly the brave and honorable choice, but it isn’t always the best choice to actually…
Want To Know How The WW2 Corsair Got Its Nickname? Watch This!
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…