Braveheart: Fact or Fiction? The Real William Wallace
The Scottish infantrymen, armed with pikes and spears, managed to successfully defend against an English cavalry charge. The name William Wallace, once known only by…
Loose Lips Do Sink Ships
To engage a US submarine that was running deep at 360 feet, it would take the older depth charge nearly a minute to get down…
Saluting a Surrender: How Guam Fell in Just 13 Shots
Orders in hand, Glass steamed on for Guam and whatever resistance the Spanish offered. In 1898, the United States went to war against the ailing…
Beyond Brave: The First Ever Recipient Of The Victoria Cross
He sprinted over to the shell, picked it up, and dumped it overboard, where it exploded in the ocean a mere second later. Of all…
Lions Led by Donkeys: British Soldiers of WW1
“An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by sheep.” “Lions led by donkeys” is a famous phrase…
A Sticky Situation: Super Glue in Warfare
Super Glue actually was used to seal up battle wounds during the Vietnam War. It well known that Super Glue is, true to its name,…
Crossword Alarm: The Puzzle That Nearly Stopped D-Day
The third crossword that appeared on May 27, 1944 included the word “Overlord,” the codename for the entire D-Day operation. There are moments in history…
Declassified Files: The Pope Accused of Inaction During the Holocaust
The Vatican and some other supporters hold that Pius XII worked “quietly behind the scenes” to save as many Jews as he could. How did…
Unknown Soldiers: Quest To Identify The Remains Of WW1 Tommies
In the meantime, his gravestone still waits for a name. Even today, more than a century after the end of the First World War, there…
A Mad Major: The Canadian Hero Who Captured A City
He first saw action on D-Day, on which he captured a German half-track by himself. Despite being half blinded and having his back broken in…
Kriegsmarine’s Environmental Time Bomb Off The Coast of Norway
Fishing has been banned in the area, and pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children have been advised to not eat fish caught near the…
Purple Haze: Famous Veterans of The 101st Airborne
For all of us fans of the popular Band of Brothers series on HBO, there are a plethora of favorite real-life heroes portrayed in the…