Dear IRS, Currently I Am Sitting On A Log in Bastogne, Belgium: COME AND GET ME!
During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S Patton’s Fourth Armored Division broke through the German lines to relieve the pressure on eighteen thousand…
NELSON’S BAND OF BROTHERS – Review by Mark Barnes
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson possessed a genius for naval warfare and remains a towering figure of his age. His victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and…
The Man Who Volunteered For Auschwitz And Escaped To Tell About The Horrors
Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…
The B-17 Has Turned 80, Here Are 20 Facts About The Flying Fortress
Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…
In WW2, This USAAF pilot defected, he flew his P-38 to Milan & joined the SS
During WWII, an American pilot defected to Nazi Germany. Despite this, he was allowed to reenlist in the US military. Martin James Monti was born…
The World War II Dead of Mount Olivet by Bill Beigel
Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas, is named after the Jewish cemetery in Israel. “Mount Olivet” means “Mount of Olives”; the Jewish cemetery is of…
New book documents India’s World War Two role and evolution
[Via] India’s World War Two role is often overlooked, but according to a new book called ‘The Rai at War’, it was World War Two…
German and British aristocracy at heart of pre-war relations
During the early 1900s it was common to find an aversion to communism particularly from the aristocratic classes in Europe and the UK. They feared…
The Guard Who Let Stauffenberg In Recalls The Explosion That Nearly Killed the Fuhrer
The conference room at the Wolf’s Lair soon after the assassination attempt [Via] During his time in power and as leader of the Nazi party,…
Austria Puts Ban on Neo Nazi Number Plates
Usually number plates for cars in Austria are generated automatically by authorities in each region. But just like anywhere else some drivers prefer to request…
LOOK!!! Views down the sights of historical military firearms – very clever
A great project and work from the guys at www.candrsenal.com. They have spent a massive amount of time taking hi res images of historic firearms.…
The Gigantic 180 Meter Long US Army Land Trains Of The 1950s
The Texan company, LeTourneau, was instructed to design these huge land trains in the 1950s by the US Government. The United States Army got three…