1898: The Beginning Of The Spanish-American War
Manning a remote island fort, seemingly without any imminent danger on the horizon, must have made for a fairly comfortable post. That was the situation on…
First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor
World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…
54 Liberators were shot down: Airman from ill-fated WWII mission identified & sent home for burial
Second lieutenant William H. Harth, Jr. was a bombardier on a B-24D heavy bomber in World War II. The Columbia, South Carolina, native was part…
The “Nazi grandma” who apparently went on the run is jailed for Holocaust denial
German authorities recently apprehended an elderly German neo-Nazi who tried to escape a jail sentence for Holocaust denial by going on the run. Usula Haverback,…
Remnants of Historic WWII “Bridge at Remagen” for Sale in Germany
Authorities in Germany are selling part of the Ludendorff Bridge, also know as the ¨Bridge at Remagen.¨ The two towers on the eastern portion of…
Tankfest has announced a line-up of special guest tanks that will be taking part in arena displays
With just six weeks to go until TANKFEST 2018, The Tank Museum has announced a line-up of special guest tanks that will be taking part…
True: A Stranded Dutch Warship In WWII Disguising Itself As An Island To Evade Japanese Bombers
The Netherlands officially surrendered on May 15th, 1940. However, its Navy continued the fight. Part of the navy was deployed in the Dutch East Indies…
A Turning Point In The Life Of Musashi, The Undefeated Samurai
Miyamoto Musashi was three hours late. This was his way. On the beach the tension in the air was palpable. Sasaki Kojiro paced up and…
When 20 Canadian Prisoners Were Murdered By The Waffen SS In Normandy – The Ardenne Abbey Massacre
In the early days of the Normandy campaign 20 Canadian soldiers, members of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and 27th Armoured Regiment (part of the…
Rudolf Hess: The British people “took care of me very well. They…put a rocking chair near the fireplace and offered me tea”
Rudolf Hess was one of the most notable politicians of the National-Socialist Party and, later Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich. His early life is…
The Secret German Weather Station In Canada, Discovered 38 Years After It Was Built
The Second World War proved to be not only a war fought for resources, territory and domination, but also a war of information. All sides…
A Soldier’s Journal: “Boys, this is old South Carolina, lets give her hell,”
When not in combat, a soldier during the American Civil War, whether Union or Rebel, often found himself idle for great stretches of time. Writing…