Ed “Good Entertainer, but a Great Marine” McMahon Flew 85 Combat Missions in Korea
“Here’s Johnny!” That’s a quote probably best remembered from the Stanley Kubrick’s classic, The Shining, pronounced by Jack Nicolson’s character gone mad. But the phrase…
The Russian KV Tank and Its Crew That Stopped The German Advance for a Full Day
On June 22, 1941, Germany and the Axis powers commenced Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union along a 2,900 km front with a…
New Book Claims: The Weird Sex Life of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, the famous dictator, aka the evilest man the world has ever seen has intrigued researchers and historians all over the world. The man…
The Man Who Saved the World From Nuclear Destruction
The Man Who Saved the World from Nuclear Destruction Remember, remember the 26th of September, when the unknown man becomes a defender. That could be…
In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him
The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…
WW2 Veteran To Marry Long Lost Sweetheart After Help From BBC Talk Show Host
Roy Vickerman proposed to Nora Jackson last week – for the second time – with the same ring – 72 years after the first proposal.…
WW2 Bunker on Jersey in Channel Islands to be opened to public
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, and the islands were the only part of the British Isles…
Female WWII “WASP” Pilots One Step Closer to Gaining Entry to Arlington Cemetery
Should you inadvertently disturb a wasp’s nest, be ready for a great buzzing and possible attack by the inhabitants of the nest. So it was…
Stuart Tank Returns Home to Berwick, Pennsylvania
Every one of the 15,224 tanks made in the American Car and Foundry in Berwick, P.A., and used in combat in World War II had…
Battle of Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus and his men rappelling down a mountain
It is not often that significant battles occur on slopes of tall mountains, there are usually too many forces involved for such steep terrain. The…
Badly Wounded, Marine Used His Spade To Knock Grenades Back At The Enemy
Hector Cafferatta would describe himself as the world’s worst baseball player, but that didn’t stop him from whacking over a dozen grenades out of the…
Top 11 Battles of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War lasted from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975, officially between North Vietnam (North Vietnam) and South Vietnam (South Vietnam). In reality, it…