World War 2 | War History

WWII Veteran Seeks To Return A Japanese Flag Taken As A WW2 Battle Trophy

A 19-year-old US Marine from Montana took a Hinomaru flag from a Japanese officer who had been killed in the Battle of Saipan. Now, Marvin…

Cache Of WWII-Era Cars Found Stashed In French Quarry

Vincent Michel is a photographer from Belgium who has recently released photos of World War II-era automobiles hidden in a quarry in France. It appears…

“The M.S. Wilhelm Gustloff” – Book Review by Mark Barnes

It’s good to see another volume on the life and death of the MS Wilhelm Gustloff from our friend Edward Petruskevich. This time round he…

Pictures: Life and Death of the German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Graf Spee

The Admiral Graf Spee was a notorious heavy cruiser in the Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was built at the Reichsmarinewerft…

Joachim Peiper’s Atrocities Against Allied Troops: When Intimidation Failed

The forces of Nazi Germany are infamous for the atrocities they committed. The SS, who played a dual role, both acting as frontline troops and…

To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him

Colin Fraser

Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…

To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him

Colin Fraser

Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…

Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon

Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…

Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By Hundreds of Japanse Aircraft

Colin Fraser

At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…

The WW2 Battle Of North Cape, And The Utter Destruction Of The German Battleship Scharnhorst

Jack Beckett

It was wholly dark. In the sea north of Tromsø in Norway, the great German battleship Scharnhorst was on a mission to sink an Allied…

Facts And Pictures: Bloody Battle For The Bridge Over The Rhine At Remagen In WW2, March 1945

On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…

10 Facts: Maurice Gamelin And The Fall Of France In 1940

A quick look at the fall of France in May 1940. 1. The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second…