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…
Wargaming is the Official Sponsor of the Tank Event Armour & Embarkation
Wargaming today announced they will be the official sponsor of Armour & Embarkation, a historic military vehicle road run taking place in Dorset from June…
New Book Sheds Light on Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only concentration camp built by the Nazis specifically for women. Located 50 miles north of Berlin, it opened four months before the…
NOAA seeks to preserve naval battle site “Graveyard of the Atlantic”; area residents concerned over long term economic effects
Federal officials overseeing the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary off Cape Hatteras, N.C., are seeking to extend their jurisdiction to an area dubbed “The Graveyard of…
Students Investigated after Posting Pictures of Holocaust-themed Drinking Game
Police are investigating a group of teenagers in Princeton, NJ, after pictures of them playing a “Jews vs. Nazis” drinking game were posted on the…
Civilian Jobs Done by Roman Legionaries
Though it originally began purely as a war machine, the Roman army evolved to fill other roles. This was an inevitable outcome of the growth…
The Last Shogun – First Shots of the Boshin War
On the 27th of January, 1868, the army of the Shogunate was marching toward Kyoto. For more than a quarter of a century, the Tokugawa…
55 quotes from Band of Brothers – hey Frank, this guy says the Germans are bad…..!!
Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be…
When 20 Canadian Prisoners Were Murdered By The Waffen SS In Normandy – The Ardenne Abbey Massacre
In the early days of the Normandy campaign 20 Canadian soldiers, members of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and 27th Armoured Regiment (part of the…
Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Battle Freak Waves During Massive Storm
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier has replaced the battleships as the queens of the sea, they have defined what modern sea power is all about.…