‘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…
“The Victors” – More Than Likely One of The Best & Most Overlooked WW2 Movies?
In November 1963, Columbia Pictures released The Victors, a war film which was years ahead of its time. The cast was filled with stars from…
Pilot Rammed an Italian Bomber Then Arrested the Surviving Crew With Just His Pistol
On May 22nd, 1939, fascist Italy signed a treaty called “The Pact of Steel” with Nazi Germany. This promoted stronger ties between the two countries,…
Death & Marriage in Civil War: John Marshal Gains Power in Medieval England
Civil wars contain challenges on a number of levels. The often tortuous family trees of medieval monarchs combined with many ambitious minor officials who hardly…