The Most Highly Decorated NCO Fired Zero Gunshots
His actions in the First World War earned him numerous decorations. But interestingly, none of his award-worthy war actions involved using any weapons. Indeed, William Harold…
The Nazis Weren’t The First, Sweden First Started Sterilising People Who Were Not “Aryan”
In the first half of the 20th century, as part of the study of eugenics in Sweden, a program was launched for compulsory sterilization. According…
He Walked Through a Minefield, Took Out 3 Machine Guns With Grenades, Then Destroyed a Tank
Thomas Barfoot rose from rather humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to become a war hero who served in multiple wars and was awarded a Medal…
He Knew It Was a One Way Ticket, He Dashed Into The Flames & Saved His Ship & Friends
The history of the Medal of Honor is full of tales of servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. Every one…
Over-Dosed on Amphetamines, Stepped On a Mine, Laid in a Ditch, Skied 250 Miles To Escape The Russians
Sadly, the news in recent years has too often been filled with stories about people becoming addicted to and overdosing on methamphetamine, a drug which…
“Baddest Man in the 761st” He Went Full On Berserker Destroying Everything In His Path
Warren Gamaliel Harding Crecy was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 4, 1923. Those who knew him called him “Harding.” He and his wife…
Medal of Honor: The WW2 Video Game Was Designed by Steven Spielberg
If you mention the name Steven Spielberg and World War II in the same sentence, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance you’re talking about his Oscar-winning…
Sad Times: 2018, when not one of the five remaining crew members was able to travel to 77th Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Each year, on the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a memorial service is held. Each year, surviving crew members from the USS…
Oh yes! 30 fully operational T-34 Tanks Recently Sent Back to Russia, a Collectors Dream (with video)
Thirty fully operational T-34-85 tanks recently arrived in Naro-Fominsk near Moscow, Russia. The tanks had previously been in service with the armed forces of Laos.…
The Black Panthers, The Segregated 761st Tank Battalion Took on The SS 11th & 13th Panzer Divisions
B Company of the U.S. Army’s 761st Tank Battalion closed in on the French town of Morville-lès-Vic on the morning of November 9, 1944. It was…
Medal of Honor Recipient & A Super Bunker That Held Over 150 Japanese Soldiers – Neither Survived
Alexander Bonnyman was the son of a coal miner who became a highly decorated Marine officer in World War II. His many awards included the…
The British-Jewish Filmmaker Who Helped Spies in WWI
Sir Alexander Korda is being honored this month by the British Film Institute (BFI). Highlighted in the retrospective are some of Korda’s most recognized films…