Ten Facts: The Race To Berlin – The Dramatic Closing Stages Of World War Two
The advance on Berlin in early 1945 didn’t only mark the final stage of World War Two in Europe. It also saw the first open…
Hannibal Barca was Rome’s Greatest Enemy – But He Couldn’t Win the War for Carthage
Hannibal Barca inflicted one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the Roman army at the battle of Cannae. Nearly 70,000 men were killed in…
Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemy’s own scope, hitting him in the eye
Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the only child of Carlos and Agnes Hathcock. His parents…
Clearing 10 Enemy Bunkers in the Jungles of Vietnam, SSGT James Bondsteel Emerged with the Medal of Honor
Perhaps due to his name – part James Bond and part Man of Steel – it became apparent very quickly that Staff Sergeant James Bondsteel…
War Wagons: One of the Strangest Military Formations Ever Seen in Europe
One of the strangest military formations ever seen in Europe, Hussite war wagons struck fear into their opponents during the early 15th century. Fighting under…
The Unsung Hero of Burma
There are many well-known heroes of WWII. Oskar Schindler, who rescued over a thousand Jews from being sent to concentration camps by employing them in…
The Man Tasked with Protecting Americans During The Cold War has Died
The man who had an unusual job for a short period died recently at the age of ninety-five. Robert W. Blakeley was a logistics official…
The Soviet Spy Trawler which Played Dance Music to Intimidate Submariners
The following edited extract is taken from the book ‘On Her Majesty’s Nuclear Service’ by Eric Thompson MBE, a memoir of his time spent working…
The Altmark Incident – The Royal Navy Freed 299 POW But Caused Norway To Be Invaded By Nazi Germany
In 1940, a tanker was transporting 299 British POWs to Germany. As it passed through neutral Norwegian waters, the British mounted a successful rescue operation,…
2 February 1943 – The End Of The Battle For Stalingrad
The largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, the Siege of Stalingrad lasted over five months and resulted in somewhere between 1.7 and…
Presumed KIA After Heroic Action In 1944, Air Force Academy Janitor Awarded Medal Of Honor From Reagan in 1984
Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…
The Big Reasons Why The Romans Went to War – Apart From Liking a Good Fight
Ruthless conquerors and efficient warriors, we remember the Roman legions as a force that swept across Europe and the Mediterranean, crushing everything in their path.…