There’s Only One German Dornier Do 335 Aircraft Left In The World
The Dornier Do 335 is one of Germany’s most weird and wonderful late WWII aircraft. Its unique push-pull engine configuration made the Do 335 extremely…
Task Force Baum: George Patton’s Controversial Mission To Rescue His Son-in-Law From A POW Camp
How far would you go for your family? This is the question General George Patton had to ask himself in March of 1945 when he…
Project 100,000: The Controversial Recruiting Program of the Vietnam War
As the war in Vietnam raged on, the United States military began to run low on men willing to enlist and serve abroad. To increase…
Here’s the Unbelievable Real Story Behind ‘The Great Escape’
Many people have seen the classic 1963 Steve McQueen movie, The Great Escape, but few know the true story that inspired the film. Here we take…
WWII-Era Letter Delivered to Family, 76 Years After It Was Sent
The widow of a US soldier who served during World War II is thanking the United States Postal Service after the organization delivered a long-lost…
The USS Alaska Was the US Navy’s Impractical Warship
The USS Alaska was a large, powerful and extremely capable ship built during WWII. If going by statistics alone, one could easily confuse her for…
How the Soviet Polikarpov Po-2 Biplane Went From Crop Plane to Lethal Weapon
The Soviet Polikarpov Po-2 plane was initially designed to be a crop duster but ended up being surprisingly essential for the Soviets during the Second…
Swiss Army Gifts The Tank Museum a Panzer 57/60 Centurion
The Tank Museum at Bovington Camp, England has announced it has been gifted a variant of the Centurion tank – the Panzer 57/60 – from…
Marina Raskova: The First Soviet Woman To Become A Professional Air Navigator
Meet Marina Raskova, the brainchild behind the little-known all-female night bomber regiment during the Second World War. These ‘night witches’ were so feared by the…
America’s Oldest World War II Veteran Has Died at the Age of 112
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana has announced the passing of Lawrence Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the US –…
US Marines Took Hawaii in an Illegal Coup
When talking about the US Marine Corps capturing islands, many would think of the island-hopping campaign that took the Corps across the Pacific in WWII.…
Remains Discovered In Poland Could Be Members of Elite WWII-Era Reconnaissance Group
Work is currently underway to identify two sets of remains discovered in Poland. It’s believed they date back to the Second World War and could…