The Difficulties in Commemorating Babi Yar Massacre
“Do you really think we’ll get a proper monument? ”the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Vladimir Proch, asked the rabbi Yossi Azman. Proch lives near Babi Yar…
Turkey marks the 101st anniversary of the WWI Battle of Gallipoli
The 101st anniversary of the Gallipoli naval battle of WWI has been marked by commemoration events in Turkey. The Turkish military and the country’s senior…
Nukes underground – Veteran discusses Cold War service in Minuteman II missile program
By Jeremy P. Amick In the book “The Missile Next Door: The Minuteman in the American Heartland,” author Gretchen Heefner wrote, “Between 1961 and 1967…
Russia Develops Two Autonomous Fighting Vehicles
A Russian defense organization has shown that size really does not matter. Rosoboronexport has developed a mini tank bot that stands only a few feet…
Krak des Chevaliers – The Impenetrable Castle, Captured With A Single Sheet of Paper
A hulking edifice of sun-bleached stone, Krak des Chevaliers loomed against a clear blue sky. How many men had died to hold those walls, and…
The Disappearance of Glenn Miller, the Famous Swing Player Who Joined the Army Air Force Band
Glenn Miller was an American musical icon and, in many ways still is. Turn on any one of his big band-style songs from the 1930’s…
Is This the End of Hitler’s Bloodline?
The continuation of the dictator’s bloodline in this world is in the hands of five men – sons of his nephew who have vowed never…
The Battle of the Coral Sea: A New Form Of War At Sea
From the 4th to 8th May 1942, the Japanese and American fleets in the Pacific made history. For the first time ever, a naval battle…
Battle for Stalingrad – Russian Archive Pictures You May Not Have Seen Before!
The Battle of Stalingrad was fought between the German 6th Army and a large number of Soviet Armies lasted from 23 August 1942 until 2…
Watch: This Is What Carpet Bombing Looks Like From The Bomb Bay
In this video a US B-52 Stratofortress jet bomber is carpet bombing an uninhabited island used as target with 45 M117s bombs during an exercise.…
Operation Sealion: Hitler’s Plan to Invade Britain
Great Britain’s success in holding out against Nazi Germany has become the stuff of national legend. The only country in Western Europe to successfully stand…
Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark
Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates. But…