Sergeant ‘Smokey’ Smith VC: I don’t take prisoners, period. I’m paid to kill them, then takes out 3 Panthers
If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…
Dan Snow: Second Battle of Ypres – The Dawn of Chemical Warfare
100 years ago this week my great grandfather was serving in the Ypres Salient. On 22 April at 5pm he noticed, ‘a whitish blue mist…
You know these, right?! 11 house hold names that worked with the Nazis during WWII
Kodak The famous camera company’s German branch actually used slave labor from German concentration camps. Several European branches of Kodak did extensive business with the…
WWII veteran who survived 70 attacks on Nazis died in a road accident
Doug Gregory, a hero of WWII, who was awarded the famous DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross), conducted over 70 successful RAF attacks against the Nazis and…
Books from Uniform Press: Take Me To France and The New Army in Training – By Mark Barnes
Our friends at Uniform Press have two interesting World War One related books out this spring, both of which are new editions of contemporary titles…
Allied Special Service Force actions remembered by veterans
Now 91 years old, Harry Wilks, a World War Two hero has been telling his story of being a part of the First Special Service…
An amazing tale of a US soldier saved by a Nazi doctor
The Second World War has countless tales of heroic escapes and daring adventures, but some stories that came out of this war restore one’s faith…
The Colorful Formation Ships of The Mighty Eighth
Assembly ships were retired bombers that were still flyable. They were painted in unique paint schemes so large groups of bombers could find them in…
Remembering Hiroo Onoda: Japanese Soldier who Fought WWII for 29 Years After It Ended!
Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese soldier a brave and an amazing survivor. However, he was surviving and fighting for a war that has long since…
6 Nazi Super Weapons That Actually Saw Service in WWII
During WWII, the Nazi Germans were developing a wide range of superweapons that would turn the tide and ensure ultimate victory. Most of them never made…
13 of the BEST World War Two Movies We Could Find! With Trailers!!
We present you a list of thirteen of the best WWII movies of all time. See if your favorite Second World war picture is included in…
‘Quite a few miles’ Navy veteran served in Europe and the Pacific during World War II
Many stories of a World War II veteran’s service involve receipt of the notorious draft letter, travel to a basic training site, and then an…