U-96 & The Incredible Tale Behind the Movie Das Boot
“We all wanted the boat to be successful and to sink as much as possible, regardless of our losses,” The myth of U-96 lives on…
Vietnam War Pilot Received MOH 5 Decades Later
He led a group of six helicopters into the fighting zone. The battle was still going on and the area was subject to heavy fire.…
A Heil Of A Laugh: Jokes And Humor In The Third Reich
Sometimes, in the worst of situations, all you can do is laugh. Humor and laughter are two things that are central to being human. Even…
The Search for Singh: The Hidden Message in Star Trek
By 1963, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was writing screenplays for one of NBC’s most successful shows – The Lieutenant – which told the story of a…
A Sailor’s Life in Lord Nelson’s Navy
The overwhelming danger to British seamen was not enemy action (this accounts for only 6.3% of those who perished at sea), but rather disease and…
In the Jungle: Helmet Art of the Vietnam War
Whether considered graffiti, artwork, or simply bored doodlings of young men forced to be soldiers in a land far from home, a soldier’s helmet was…
The Battle of Palmdale Where the U.S. Military was Embarrassed by a Single, Unarmed Opponent
The United States military does not like to talk about the Battle of Palmdale. It is undoubtedly one of the most embarrassing American military defeats…
The MOH Marine who Carried an Aircraft Machine Gun on Iwo Jima
Battlefield conditions often necessitate a number of things in order to achieve victory–inventiveness and courage. One US Marine that exemplified both of these characteristics was…
From the Luger to the Colt: Seven WWII Collectable Handguns
The hobby of gun collecting has existed almost as long as guns have. Rulers acquired carefully crafted weapons, their visual beauty often more important than…
A Flash in the Sky: Meet the Luftwaffe’s Arado Ar 234 Blitz
The German word Blitz means “lightning,” and it is a name well-deserved by the Ar 234 which continually swept through the Allied airspace with virtual…
Royal Mint Launch £2 Coin to Mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
The Royal Mint has launched a new £2 coin to mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, the seaborne invasion of France during World War II. …
The Officer Awarded The Military Cross in WWI, The Victoria Cross WWII
The fighting in East Africa was particularly difficult for European troops. The weather was blisteringly hot, and the terrain was extremely difficult to get through.…