DIDN’T KNOW THIS!! Kept secret throughout the war, US naval base at Ulithi was for a time the world’s largest naval facility
On March 1945, the largest convoy of US Navy ships and personnel sailed from a base in the Pacific Ocean. Where was this base? This…
Must See: Amazing Stock Footage Of the Siege of Bastogne
The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…
Himmler’s Witches Library Discovered in the Czech Republic
The library of books about the occult accumulated by Heinrich Himmler, Nazi SS chief, was discovered last year in the Czech Republic. Since the end…
Hero Who Wouldn’t Surrender Received Posthumous Victoria Cross
Every soldier who braved the battlefields of World War I is a hero. Among the soldiers from Chichester, West Sussex, there is one who…
Future leaders – Training new Army officers through Lincoln’s ROTC program
By Jeremy P. Amick For nearly three years, Lt. Col. Donald “Ray” Ferguson has served as professor of military science for the Reserve Officers’ Training…
“Cheap” Purple Heart to be Returned to Owner’s Family [Sold for $4.99 at Goodwill]
A Purple Heart, sold for $4.99, will soon be reunited with the family of the man it was awarded to. Shopping isn’t a big errand…
After More Than Half a Century, World War II Drydock to find a new Home
The Richland drydock, in use in the Pacific since World War II, was moved to the Philippines from Naval Base Guam in January. The 467-ton…
Sappers and Siege engines – Ivan the Terrible Conquers The city of Kazan
The army had been in place under the city walls for weeks. Ivan the Fourth, Tsar of all the Russians, accompanied his force in the…
Sinking the Tirpitz, Sister to the Bismarck and the Heaviest European Battleship Ever
The story of the World War II German battleship Bismarck is legendary. The massive warship was destroyed by British ships and planes and then scuttled…
Awarded the Medal of Honor For Bravery Whilst His Country Locked up His Family in an Interment Camp
George “Joe” Taro Sakato is a second-generation-born American of Japanese descent, which was why his family had to relocate during WWII. Despite this, he joined…
100s Killed In Tragic ‘Friendly Fire’ Incidents During The Airborne Assault on Sicily in 1943
Operation Overlord and the D-day landings on June 6th, 1944 were supported by a massive assault of airborne infantry, both paratroopers and men in large…
One Man Demolition Squad Who Personally Destroyed, With Grenades, SIX Enemy Posts, And More
Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…