MoH Leonard A. Funk: U.S. paratrooper who took out 40 Germans in 60 seconds
It goes without saying that many gallant actions of war are often never recorded and lost to the passage of time as they are treated…
10 Best WWII Fighter Aircraft
Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…
Why Did the French Army Collapse So Quickly? – Omnibooks Magazine, 1942
This article from Omnibooks Magazine, published in 1942, looks back on the fall of France Q. Why did France fall? A. Because the French people…
20 Color WWII Photos Look Like They Were Taken Yesterday
We found some amazing color photographs of aircraft in World War II. They were all taken in 1942 and recently released by the Library of…
Spitfire Transport Pilot Gets To Ride Again At The Age Of 92
Image via Twitter Seventy years ago Joy Lofthouse was flying Spitfires over Britain during World War Two, and now she has had the chance to…
Hitler Shameful Death – Dying as a Coward
For the Allied leaders during World War Two it was clear as day what they would do with Hitler if he was ever captured. British…
Tiger`s reputation may be in need of a rewrite
“To a New Yorker like you, a hero is a weird type of sandwich, not some nut who takes on three Tigers.” The line is…
MUST READ – 50 Famous Faces in Uniform during WWII
The death of actor Charles Durning on Christmas Eve brings into focus the wartime service of the ever dwindling ‘greatest generation’. Here is a list, by…
Fire in the Sky: The 5 Greatest Air Battles in Military History
Air battles have become a necessity for modern warfare. Here are some of the most historic and memorable battles that have taken place in the air.…
WATCH: Top 10 Dumbest Weapons Ever Created
As if bombs and guns weren’t already reliable ways to kill, the inventors of these top 10 dumbest weapons have found imaginative new ways to…
30 images of the amazing U-Boat pens – Some Images You Wouldn’t Have Seen Before
Early in 1940 the Germans realized the vulnerability of their open top U-Boat enclosures and decided to start building massive bunkers to guard their precious…
Pictures: Life and Death of the German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee was a notorious heavy cruiser in the Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was built at the Reichsmarinewerft…