Bomb Disposal Squads – The Forgotten Heroes Of The Blitz
John Hannaford was doing his basic Army training when he was selected for the No. 16 Bomb Disposal Squad based in Cardiff. He had no…
Teens serve as pallbearers to homeless veterans
The US department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that on any given day there are 50,000 homeless military veterans on American streets. Most of…
90 Year Old World War Two Veteran Nurse goes Skydiving
A 90-year old World War Two veteran nurse has skydived as part of her birthday celebrations. Jeannette Kirkpatrick is a mother of three children and…
German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports
During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…
The Shield of Rome: Fabius Cunctator
Many generals are overshadowed or underappreciated for what they did for their state; Belisarius who reconquered much of the lost Western Roman Empire and Tamerlane,…
Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day
During WWII Juan Pujol Garcia played an important role in deceiving Nazi Germany about where the D-Day landings would occur. In gratitude, the Nazi’s awarded him an…
Jumped Onto Another Bunker With His Flamethrower, Stuck The Nozzle Into Air Vent & Pulled The Trigger. There Were No Survivors
Modern warfare has few comparisons to the terror of World War 2. A soldier steps into battle accepting that he might be on the receiving…
The Arizona Balloon Buster – Epic Tale of Courage, Friendship and Sacrifice
In only nine days of flying in World War I combat, just ten missions and thirty hours of time in a Spad XIII aircraft, Lieutenant…
Harrier Pilot Lands On STOOL On Aircraft Carrier After Landing Gear Fails
Flying an airplane at the best of time demands enormous skill, years of training and the ability to keep a cool head, no matter what…
Ju87 Stuka Dive Bombers in Action with Sound and Sirens WW2 Luftwaffe Footage
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…
Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans
A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…
British Sniper Kills SIX Taliban Fighters With a SINGLE Bullet From Half a Mile Away
A Coldstream Guards marksman on one of the last tours of duty carried out by the British in Afghanistan in December 2013 managed to kill…