Kangaroo Squadron American Courage in the Darkest Days of WW2
I am pleased to get my reviewing year off to a blistering start with this superb book from the historian Bruce Gamble. In it, he…
Ulfberht, Mysterious Viking Sword Made With Technology That Didn’t Exist For Another 800 Years
Ulfberht: unique swords with the inscription +VLFBERHT+ on the blade, dated between the 9th and 11th centuries. In the Viking Age, the privilege of having…
To This Day, The Myth Still Abounds: Why Didn’t The Germans Invade Switzerland?
By the end of 1940, the German Wehrmacht had overrun most of its neighbors — only brave little Switzerland remained free. But why did Adolf…
WW2 Spy Who Pulled Off A Real Life James Bond Mission & Inspired An Iconic Goldfinger Scene
The opening scene to 1964’s Goldfinger, one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed James Bond movies, portrays the famous spy at his deadliest and most…
James Barry: The Girl Who Became a Man, Fought with Florence Nightingale
Today, women openly serve in our armed forces as diligently as the men around them. However, in the past, women weren’t permitted to serve their…
Kazimierz Moczarski – Resistance Fighter, Assassin, Anti-Communist Rebel, Cellmate Of Infamous Nazi Jürgen Stroop
Poland was the site of much turmoil, conflict, brutality, and tragedy during the Second World War. It was the first country Hitler invaded in 1939,…
The Beautiful Angel of Bordeaux – He Saved Thousands of Lives as Germans Were Storming France
For people who stand strong in their beliefs there are no hard times or difficult choices. There are only principles and one’s will to stick…
Afrika Korps’ Last Soldier in America: In 1985 he Surrendered After 40 Years on The Run
During the Second World War, around 450,000 German prisoners of war were incarcerated in 700 camps across the United States. After the war ended, these…
Medal of Honor Recipients are Entitled to Much More Than the Medal Including $1,300 a Month
The Medal of Honor remains the most distinguished military decoration of the United States’ military. This decoration is awarded on the basis of exceptionally heroic…
The United States Actually Planned on Dropping 12 Atomic Bombs on Japan
Seven decades might have passed, but the colossal chaos that came on the 6th and 9th of August 1945 still haunts the memories of many.…
Short-Lived & Largely Forgotten Westland Whirlwind
If you were asked to name a cannon-armed, twin-engine heavy fighter in service with one of the combatant nations during the Battle of Britain, you…
Calvin Graham at 12-Years-Old Became WW2’s Youngest US Decorated ‘Serviceman’ He Had Conned His Way Into War
A lot of young men aren’t keen on the idea of serving in the Armed Forces, particularly when their country is engaged in a brutal…