The UK’s Last D-Day Landing Craft Soon to be Restored to its Original Glory
More than 800 specialized amphibious landing vessels made their way from the docks of England to the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. The…
The Ridiculous 1000 Ton Landkreuzer P.1000 “Ratte”
The super-heavy German tank Landkreuzer P.1000 Ratte was planned to be a powerful weapon, carry out the most complex front-line tasks, and influence the course…
WWII Sturmovik pilot & Heroine of the Soviet Union, Sent to a Concentration Camp
Anna Egorova was a female Soviet pilot who was not accustomed to retreat before life’s difficulties. She managed to cheat death in World War II,…
The Iconic Image: The Vietnamese General Went on to Open Restaurant in The US
A Picture that needs more than a 1,000 words The old saying is that a picture is worth a thousand words. The execution of Nguyen…
Daks over Normandy launches ‘Adopt an Aircraft’ branding opportunity for D-Day 75th anniversary celebrations
It’s early November 2018, and for the last two and a half years the Daks over Normandy team has worked very hard to put a…
‘Boss Hogg’ Sorrell Booke was a Counter-Intelligence Agent in the Korean War
The Dukes of Hazzard spent seven seasons regaling television viewers with the antics of a group of southern cousins as they dealt with everyday life…
Hans-Ulrich Rudel: Flew more than 2000 missions, destroyed over 500 tanks & the most decorated combat pilot ever
The most decorated combat pilot of all time was not, as you might expect, a fighter pilot, though he did shoot down nine enemy aircraft.…
Crimes committed by the United States during WW2
When thinking about war crimes in World War II, the Holocaust, the Nazi Party, and the Nuremberg trials come to mind. War crimes perpetrated by…
In Band of Brothers Holocaust victims were locked back in the camp, did this really happen?
The TV miniseries Band of Brothers was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards. The show is entertaining, although it has issues with historical accuracy. One…
Special Forces Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver Packed as Many as Six Revolvers, Sawn off Shotgun & His Regular Machine Gun
“To Liberate the Oppressed” – US Special Forces Motto For America, the Vietnam War was unlike any other war it had fought before. It was a…
The Red Baron’s “other” Planes Yes He Had More Than Just One Fokker
Though more than 100 years have passed and his record of aerial success was surpassed in WWII, to this day the flying ace that virtually…
The Chosin Reservoir Battle, Memorable Heroics of a Forgotten War
On Thanksgiving Day 1950, in the extremely cold, windy mountains of North Korea, United Nations (U.N.) units of the American Army and Marine forces were…