Medal of Honor Recipient Cleared the Way for Victory at Iwo Jima
Hershel “Woody” Williams served in the Marine Corps and in the Marine Corps Reserve for twenty years. When he retired, he had made Chief Warrant…
The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship
In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…
Protecting His Marines at All Costs This Devil Doc Jumped on a Live Grenade in Vietnam to Save Them
The relationship between Marines and their Navy Corpsmen affectionately referred to as, “Doc”, is unique to say the least. The Marine Corps prides itself on…
Against All Odds – When United States Revenue Cutter Eagle Defended Itself For Three Days
On October 11, 1814, the town of Riverhead, on Long Island, erupted with the sound of cannon fire. Iron balls whistled over the cliffs on…
Bedford Castle In Early England Is Now Completely Gone, But A Game-Changing Medieval Siege Took Place There In 1224
Civil wars and revolts were common in medieval England. Without elections to decide between opposing leaders and policies, violence became the answer. As in modern…
March to Surrender: A German Operation in the Dying Days of WWII
WWII did not end with Hitler’s suicide. As the Allies advanced across Germany from east and west, soldiers were attempting to find the safest places…
How Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl Tricked His Captors by Playing The Fool
Imagine that it’s the 1960s. You’re an American POW in a North Vietnamese camp, so you have two options: If you want to live, you…
Defying Marine Corps Regulations By Racking Up 17 Convictions, And Being Declared A Deserter, Lucas Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor That Day On Iwo Jima
For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…
The Battle of Actium: Agrippa’s Victory, Octavian’s Glory
Rome after Caesar’s death was a place of great uncertainty. Caesar had a long road to secure power and had finally secured it, and seemed…
The Tragic Story: The Loss of the Empire Wave – every single man on the lifeboat suffered severe frostbite & had to have toes or limbs amputated
THE LOSS OF THE EMPIRE WAVE Suzanne Make recounts the loss of a British merchant ship in 1941 that saw a harrowing ordeal for the…
D-Day Veteran Dies at Age of 91 – took part in one of the most daring, most successful & perhaps least recognised raids of WW2
When Kenneth Parker landed on Gold Beach, Normandy, on D-Day, he was only 17 years old. He was part of one of the most daring,…
It May Be Surprising To Learn That These Countries Are Still At War
North & South Korea When WWII ended, Korea was divided. The Soviets controlled the area north of the 38th parallel, while the US controlled south…