Sergeant “Smokey” Smith VC: “I Don’t Take Prisoners, I’m Paid to Kill Them”
If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…
Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor
Out of all the battles that took place during WWII, there are some that have had a deep impact on both sides. The Battle of…
The Battle of Telamon: A Gaulish Army Trapped Between Three Roman Armies
The Romans and the Gauls had a bitter rivalry that lasted as long as any other in the world. One of the most humiliating events…
The Battle of Stoney Creek – A Minor Fight That Changed History
In the early 1800s, two US generals tried to invade Canada. They might have succeeded, too, except for a peculiar handicap – their inability to…
WWII Medals Which Were Found In Drawer Have Been Returned to their Rightful Owner
Susan Terry was thrilled with the little dresser that her husband, Clay, had just brought home from the charity shop. Little did she know that…
The WW2 Hero Who Directed Tank Fire From The Turret Of A Sherman As The Battle Raged Around Him
As with so many brave soldiers that were decorated with the Victoria Cross, John Brunt died at a mournfully young age having achieved so much…
Discovering an Intact Luftwaffe FW190 In A Forest Clearing Outside St Petersburg (Watch)
Imagine going for a walk in the woods and coming across a World War II German war plane! Well, just such a plane was discovered…
Sonderkommando – Misunderstood Slaves of the SS
One of the most misunderstood of all the Holocaust victims were the Sonderkommando or ‘special squad’. These were the men selected from the incoming prisoners…
The M1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand Compete for the Title Of Best US WWII Sniper Rifle (Watch)
In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…
New Book Tells How Hitler Was Crazed on Over 70 Different Mind-Bending Drugs By the End of WWII
Norman Ohler, an award-winning German author, has a new book to be released on October 6 called “Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany” According to Ohler,…
The Last Of The WW2 Dunkirk Evacuation “Beachmasters” Dies Aged 99
Captain William Tennant, busy overseeing the Dunkirk evacuations, gave his subordinate Vic Viner clear instructions, go back to the beach at Dunkirk and make “order…
Proposal to Award OSS Medal to WWII Veterans Has Stalled in Congress
Congress has stalled in its attempt to honor some special World War II veterans. Legislation has been proposed to award the Congressional Gold Medal to…