Battlefield | War History

The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War

Ian Harvey

The Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting these two Middle Eastern countries are huge highways,…

A Hero Returns Home From Iraq – Ten Years Later

The remains of F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert arrived home almost ten years after his death in Iraq while saving the lives of coalition allies…

This Could Be The US Army’s New Light Tank – The Griffin

Defense contractor General Dynamics has unveiled a new armored vehicle designed to fulfill a U.S. Army requirement for a new light tank. The MPF would…

Bavaria Criticized For Laziness Regarding Stolen Art

Bavaria’s minister of culture recently acknowledged artworks entrusted to it stolen from Jews by the Third Reich, were sold back to the descendants of Nazi…

Leningrad, The City That Refused to Starve During The 900-Day Siege

Although many of us, after a hard day’s work complain of being ‘absolutely starved,’ how many of us have ever experienced starvation – real starvation?…

Remains Of Destroyed Panther Tank Discovered in Poland – Amazing Pictures

Hundreds of parts of a unique tank called “The Panther” were found in Chrostkowo, Poland. The fascinating story began several kilometers further where the first…

American Airmen Who Fought for France in WWI Are Celebrated 100 Years Later

Ian Harvey

In Marnes-la-Coquette, just outside of Paris, a slew of jets and vintage aircraft were unleashed across the sky last month in a display in honor…

Irish Diplomat One of the First to Recognize the Danger of Hitler, Says New Biography

Ian Harvey

One of the first people outside of Germany to recognize the danger in Adolf Hitler’s speeches was a young Irish student, according to a new…

Simo Häyhä Was The Deadliest Sniper in History; They Called Him ‘The White Death’

David Herold

There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. However, if you…

VC: Despite Being Shot And With His Plane On Fire, This Pilot Refused To Bail Out Without Taking Down A German Fighter

On a bright sunny morning in August 1940, No. 249 Squadron, Royal Air Force, was patrolling near Southampton, in southern England. There was hardly any…

WW2 Veteran Harry Read Survived Normandy, Awarded France’s Highest Honor

A Bournemouth, England, war veteran was awarded France’s highest military honor, Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honor) at Kensington Palace. Harry Read, a distinguished member of the…

Consternation In Germany After An Abandoned Nazi Resort Becomes A Desired Upscale Destination

Very few of the areas and buildings patterned after ancient Rome commissioned by Adolf Hitler remained in Germany. The country has struggled for years to…