Watch Atomic Annie, The Nuclear Artillery Cannon, Fire A Nuclear Shell
In the early 1950s, nuclear weapons development and nuclear testing was a key priority for the US and the Soviet Union. It was a race…
Channel Dash: When the Germans Snuck a Whole Fleet Group Through the English Channel
For many generations, British sea power was a terrifying obstacle to any nation or empire who wished to oppose the might of those Isles. In…
Pacifist WWII Veteran Fired from Remembrance Day Parade
George Evans, aged 92, of Wellington, Shropshire, has been part of the town’s Remembrance Day parade for the past twenty-five years. The veteran of the…
The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka: Terror With a Siren
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
Lease Cancelled Of Company That Failed To Turn Hitler’s Wolfs Lair Into A Tourist Attraction
The rich, if somewhat infamous, history of Hitlers bunker complex makes it a prime tourist attraction to this day and this little corner of Poland attracts…
New World War Two bombing map shows Blitz devastation
A new Ordnance Survey bombing map produced in the UK has been released showing the exact locations of all the bombs dropped by the German…
Nazi Hunters Work On Their Last Active Case In The US
Jakiw Palij lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City and is thought to have been a Nazi guard at one of the regime’s concentration…
Isandlwana 1879: Spear-wielding Zulu Warriors Surround and Destroy British Riflemen
During the 19th century, the sun did not set on the globe-spanning British Empire. It was not an inherently evil institution, and many good was…
Carlson’s Raid On Makin Island – The True Story Of The Raid On Butaritari Island
By: Lars Erik Gill “The most detailed account of the raid ever written.” -Benjamin F. Carson – B Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion The few…
Japanese Schindler Helped 5,580 Jews Escape The Holocaust Ended Up Selling Lightbulbs To Survive
Although Japan was one of the Axis Powers during WWII, one Japanese diplomat did his best to mitigate the horrors of his country’s ally, Nazi…
Honda Point Disaster: Where 7 Destroyers and 23 Sailors Were Lost In The Largest Peacetime Loss Of U.S. Navy Ships
Point Pedernales in Santa Barbara, California is also called Honda Point, but the Spanish who discovered it in the 16th century named it the Devil’s…
An Oklahoma 101st Airborne Airborne Veteran Remembers Bastogne
Veteran James Ahrend was a combat engineer with the 101st Airborne Division. Several years ago he went to Washington, D.C. to see the National World…