US Veteran Returns Japanese Flag To Family Of Fallen WWII Soldier
In 2012, Marvin Strombo was put in touch with the Obon Society. The non-profit organization out of Oregon connects US veterans with Japanese families so…
Allied Attacks on Japanese “Hell Ships” Unintentionally Killed Thousands of POWs in WWII
In the American Revolutionary War, hell ships were used by the British to hold American prisoners of war. Those ships had abhorrent living conditions, and as…
The US Camel Corps: An Abandoned 19th-Century Army Experiment
The US Army does not immediately come to mind on hearing the words “Camel Corps.” Instead, armies in Northern Africa or the Middle East, maybe…
The Amazing Life of General Douglas MacArthur – A Man In His Prime When His Country Needed Him, Not Everyone Feels the Same
There are few times in history where we can say a man was born and raised in such a season that he should be at…
The Calm Before The Storm – What Patton Read On The Way To World War II
Seventy-seven years ago, Gen. George S. Patton’s biggest problem was boredom. The Army general was on a ship, the USS Augusta, in the Atlantic Ocean…
With Every Other Senior Officer Dead, the Battle Control Officer of the USS San Francisco Waded through Waist Deep Water to Save the Ship
It is a scenario we have seen play out in the movies time and time again. Amidst heavy combat, a naval vessel is taking on…
First African American to be Awarded 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…
Lt. Presley O’Bannon, The Marine Corps Mameluke Sword, And The Shores Of Tripoli Before It Was A Hymn
One can say many things about the United States Marine Corps, but one can’t say that these mighty warriors of the modern era do not…
Fighting in the Desert – The Battle for Sidi Bou Zid, Saint Valentine’s Day, 1943
On February 14, 1943, a force of American soldiers received the worst Valentine possible. Around the Tunisian village of Sidi Bou Zid, the Germans launched…
A Doctor Created A Fake Typhus Epidemic And Saved 8,000 People During WWII
At the outbreak of WWII, a young Polish doctor was finishing his medical studies and looking forward to using his skills for the well-being of…
General James “Jumpin Jim” Gavin -the only general to make 4 combat jumps in the history of the US
James Maurice “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin was the youngest lieutenant-general in the US Army ever, and the only general to make four combat airborne jumps in…
The Tragedy Of The Russian Submarine “Kursk” – A Naval Disaster For Russia In The Year 2000
The Kursk submarine disaster was the largest naval tragedy ever to happen in the Russian Federation during peacetime. The country had been experiencing a lot of…