Britain’s Greatest Flying Ace in WW2 Was Actually An Irishman “Spitfire Paddy”
If Brendan Finucane were alive today, he would be an internet sensation. He’d probably have a million followers on social media and his own Youtube…
Nazi Papers On Sale At Auction: Hitler’s Invasion Plan May Fetch High Price
It’s been almost 75 years since D-Day, the invasion of Normandy in France, when the tide of World War II turned away from Adolf Hitler…
Outlaws and Outcasts Led by a Former Slave Overthrow a Dynasty
Medieval China is a fascinating period to study. Most people think of the large and influential dynasties, and even many scholars don’t know a great…
‘KIA’ – A Rare Look at the Life of an 18-Year-Old German Paratrooper
Jonny Bay a military archaeologist shares a story with us. Certain items found in Germany offer a rare insight into the mind and life of…
Keeping Enigma Secret From The Germans – Many Lives Were Lost Sacrificed Doing So
How cracking the German Enigma code impacted on the course of the war cannot be understated. Cracking the code was possibly the greatest intelligence coup…
Canned Food & Processed Food Industry is an Aftermath of WW2 Ending Sooner Than Expected
Food has often been an important part of warfare. What is less known is how food developed for warfare changed people’s lives after the war.…
Irish President Gave Official Condolences to Nazi Germany on the Suicide of Hitler
Eamon de Valera has largely been forgotten by most of the world outside of the British Isles. However, he was an imposing figure in Irish…
Firing The .50 Cal From a Sherman Tank: How Often Was This Actually Done?
From the very first moment that the earliest tanks rolled onto the battlefield in the First World War, they forever changed the way ground battles…
Forgotten Hero of Korea: US General Who Saved the US Eighth Army in Korea & Just Like Patton Died As A Result Of An Accident In His Staff Car
On the December 23, 1950, a military jeep with two occupants was traveling on a dirt road just outside Seoul, Korea. A convoy of trucks…
This German Officer Gave His Life In A Minefield To Save An American Soldier
The story of Friedrich Lengfeld is one which is not so common in history. Occasionally we hear of soldiers who throw their bodies into the arms…
Remains of Pearl Harbor Hero John Austin Finally Identified
The remains of Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Arnold Austin have recently been identified by the Pentagon in the US. Naval Officer Austin was on…
Death is Not Defeat: Mass Suicides in Nazi Germany in 1945
On April 30, 1945, while in his Führerbunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler shot himself. Around the same time, about a thousand residents of the German…