Surviving A Kamikaze Attack: A Story From USS Callaway During The War In The Pacific
January 7, 1945. USS Callaway (APA-35) was steaming towards Lingayen Gulf, in the Philippines, as one ship in a massive invasion fleet. Onboard she had…
MoH & NFL Legend: “I saw him throw approximately 10 to 12 grenades, with German automatic fire and grenades coming back all the time.”
The world of sports is often said to serve as but a shadow or reflection of war. There are physical rigors, stressful scenarios, and often…
Newsreel Footage – The Famous Doolittle Raid over Tokyo – Revenge for Pearl Harbor
Often, war is no different than your average street fight regardless of how crude that might seem. When a man is punched in the nose,…
Red Against Red – China’s Failed 27 Day Invasion Of Vietnam
In 1979, China invaded Vietnam because Vietnam had invaded Cambodia, whose rulers were backed by China. The conflict lasted a month and resulted in tens…
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf
The mystery of how the record-breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Were she…
This British Major Brought An Umbrella To Arnhem Bridge, You Will Not Believe What He Did With It
One might think that being surrounded by the German SS is no laughing matter, but don’t tell that to British Major Digby Tatham-Warter. This cool…
MoH: 8 German soldiers moved in to try to capture one wounded Edward Carter – It Didn’t End Too Well
One look at the life of Medal of Honor recipient Edward Allen Carter and it doesn’t take you long to realize that this was a…
Forgotten Trenches & Bunkers from the Battle of the Reichswald
Earlier this month The Battlefield Explorer visited the western edge of the Reichswald forest, called Pyramid hill to look at the German trenches and remains…
The Greatest Rescue Operation of WWII – It Almost Didn’t Happen
It was the greatest successful rescue operation during WWII but it almost did not occur due to politics – and few people knew about it…
Eddie Chapman – Nazi Germany’s Best Spy Was An English Double Agent
This is the story of a thief and con artist who nevertheless saved thousands of British lives – as a spy for the Nazis. Edward…
How German U-boats Failed To Counter The American Landings In North Africa
Throughout WWII, U-boats were the greatest threat to Allied ships in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. In November 1942, however, when American forces made seaborne landings…
Nukes on the Moon: The A119 Cold War Project
In the late 1950s, in the midst of the Cold War, the United States developed a super-secret plan referred to as Project A119, involving the…