First Special Service Force: The ‘Devil’s Brigade’ That Struck Fear Into the Germans
The various Special Forces groups of the Second World War played a major role in the evolution of elite units in the decades to follow.…
Alexander Suvorov: The Russian Military Leader Who Erased Napoleon’s Gains In Italy
Alexander Suvorov was a general of the Russian Army during the 18th century, leading his men through incredible victories and rising through the ranks. His…
A Brazilian Air Force Pilot Managed to Fly His P-47 Home – With Part of Its Right Wing Missing!
While it took a while for Brazil to enter the Second World War, the country’s forces certainly left their mark. The Brazilian Air Force, in…
Why the Battle of Ortona Was Nicknamed the ‘Italian Stalingrad’
While initially intended to be a super power on the Axis side during World War II, Italy wound up playing a smaller role in the…
Wojtek the Bear: The Cigarette-Smoking, Beer-Drinking Hero of World War II
Animal mascots were fairly common during World War II, but there are few military units who can say they served alongside a brown bear. It’s…
Monte Cassino – A Monument To German Bravery
On the 15th February, 1944, 1400 tons of high explosives were dropped by the Allied forces advancing upon Rome, on the Benedictine monastery of Monte…
Canada’s part in World War Two’s Italian campaign commemorated in docu-film
There are a few key events during World War Two that are commemorated in the mainstream, however there are hundreds of thousands of events, people…
Italian village commemorates sacrifice of WWII Aussie airmen
Though the war ended seven decades ago, the memories of many WWII airmen live on. Many such men remained on assignment during the close…