The Luftwaffe Self Destruct Mission: Operation Bodenplatte – January 1st 1945
For the German Luftwaffe, World War II all but ended on January 1st, 1945 with their last, desperate attempt to strike back against the Ally’s…
Sergeant York – Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed In WWI – Battle Scene
Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…
How Europeans Help Search For Missing World War II Soldiers
Image source: VGBO Chris Seiwert, a 59-year-old German criminal attorney, was angry and frustrated so he did what most modern tech-savvy people do and he…
Jewish Man who Hadn’t Been to a Doctor in 65 Years has a Good Reason for it
Yitzhak Ganon, at 85-years old, looks like an ordinary man. However, no one would guess the secrets he has kept for many years. They are…
Wayne Rogers, Trapper John McIntyre on ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dies at 82
The 1970s U.S. Korean War hit TV series, MASH, has lost another member of its main cast on December 31st 2015. Wayne Rogers, who played…
1571 Battle of Lepanto: The Pope’s Naval Crusade – Destroying the Ottoman Empire Naval Supremacy
The Ottoman Empire grew from being a minor power in modern Turkey to controlling much of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. By 1453, they…
Top 10 Worst Firearms in History
Humans are very skilled at making machines designed to destroy other humans. Warfare tends to propel technological advance, and some very effective firearms have been…
Chester William Nimitz: 26 Fast Facts
Admiral Chester William Nimitz contributed to the success of the United States Navy from his beginnings at Annapolis 1905 to this very day. His accomplishments,…
German First World War U-Boat: U-110
World War One was the first time German U-Boats really began to rule the seas. The Germans had a fleet of 351 U-Boats or Unterseeboote…
Stille Hilfe – The Organisation to Help Nazi War Criminals
In the aftermath of World War Two, most of the world wanted to punish those who had upheld the Nazi regime. The shocking revelation that…
How To Load The M1 Garand The US Army Way (Watch)
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service…
Britain’s Plan to Kill Hitler By Having a Sniper Shoot Him During His Daily Walk To The Tea House
In 1944, the British hatched a plan to assassinate Hitler – a project known as Operation Foxley. It could have shortened the war, saved…