Strange But True: When US & German Forces Defeated the Waffen SS
The inmates broke into the weapons room but could not leave the castle. The woods surrounding them were full of Waffen SS and Gestapo. Wars…
LST 510: Landed Tanks on D-Day is Now a Converted Car Ferry
Among their crews it was joked that LST stood for “Large Slow Target.” The D-Day operation took place almost eighty years ago. Practically every single…
Japanese George Washington-The Bare Handed Tiger Slayer
It should be noted that the author had never seen anyone of European descent and so made assumptions regarding the characters’ appearances. Many Japanese were…
The German Breakthrough at Sedan, May 1940
On the far bank were two lines of French defenses featuring trenches, barbed wire, concrete pillboxes, anti-tank guns, and machine-guns. The fall of France was…
Blood Transfusion Tripled Survival Rates: How WW1 Had an Impact on Blood Donation
More than a hundred years ago, Europe and America were convinced that serious and large-scale military conflicts were impossible. On January 1, 1901, in the…
The Remains of Hundreds of Jews Found in Nazi-Era Mass Grave in Belarus
The town was turned over to the Soviets who were allies with the Nazis at the time Soldiers in Belarus are excavating a mass grave…
101st Airborne: The Lightning in Desert Storm
Many reports indicated that the Apaches and other vehicles and equipment would not function properly in the desert environment. The Screaming Eagles of the 101st…
Poles Apart -Grant & Lee -The American Civil War Generals
“Well, Mary, the question is settled,” said Robert E. Lee to his wife when his precious State of Virginia seceded from the Union and joined…
It Wiped Out Large Numbers of Its Own Pilots – The Unstable Sopwith Camel
This aircraft is credited with destroying more enemy planes than any other British aircraft of World War One, but it was also responsible for killing…
The History of U.S. Military Sidearms
This pistol’s lethality made it virtually irreplaceable. The U.S. military has a long and storied history. Our brave soldiers have traveled across the globe in…
Mosquito Bite: Yours For a Cool $7 MILLION!
With a range of over 3,000 km (1,900 miles), a de Havilland Mosquito could fly from London to Warsaw and back. Are you tired of…
Washington-With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Washington was inaugurated as the First President of the United States on April 30, 1789. Henry “Light Horse” Harry Lee famously eulogized George Washington as,…